Davis P The Sentinal definitely is entertaining. The movie also features strong performances by the lead actors. Michael Douglas, Kim Basinger, Eva Longoria, and Kiefer Sutherland all give good performances in their roles. The movie does have an interesting plot summary, and has good well done action scenes to fill out the plot. The action isn't like the shaky camera stuff, it's pretty clean cut scenes. I like the connections between some of the characters. Like Douglas and Basinger's relationship, yes it was adulterous, which is Of course wrong, but their relationship seems true and very believable in the film. Eva longoria's character didn't really have much of a connection with anyone, but I thought she did well with just herself. Sutherland is pretty good too, although I have seen better from him in other films. The movie isn't gonna win any academy awards or golden globes, but it certainly isn't a bad film at all. 7/10 for The Sentinal.

Python Hyena The Sentinel (2006): Dir: Clark Johnson / Cast: Michael Douglas, Kiefer Sutherland, Eva Langoria, Kim Basinger, Martin Donovan: Action thriller addresses flaws in organizations known for positive. Michael Douglas plays a top secret agent who is framed for treason. After a murder it is investigated of a possible assassination attempt on the President. Douglas however, destroyed a friendship due too an affair with his friend's wife and now he conceals the fact that he was romantically involved with the First Lady. Fine setup structured as a cat and mouse chase ending with the flight of bullets. Director Clark Johnson doesn't reveal the guilty until due time. Douglas holds strong as a man guilty of affairs but innocent of the crime for which he is being accused. He will conduct his own investigation while attempting peace with those whom he wronged. Kiefer Sutherland as another agent plays a former friend whose trust he broke. He doesn't fire upon Douglas but he does learn truths both within the crime and within his friendship. Eva Langoria as a rookie agent is basic eye candy. Kim Basinger as the First Lady conceals an affair and remains contact with Douglas until another assassination attempt. The screenplay concentrates on action, which should suffice die hard fans otherwise it is just another by-the-numbers thriller with little substance and a cast who should have been in a better project. Score: 5 ½ / 10

Leofwine_draca THE SENTINEL is one of those cookie-cutter thrillers that's already been made before. In this film's case, it's a virtual reprise of IN THE LINE OF DUTY, with Michael Douglas taking on the Eastwood role of the dedicated presidential bodyguard battling wits with an assassin.The film could almost write itself, and sadly it turns out to be an absolutely generic Hollywood outing. Douglas is as strong as ever in a 'wronged man' type role, but everything that happens - every sub-plot, every little twist and turn - is so familiar, so predictable, so well choreographed in advance - that the ensuing film is difficult to like.THE SENTINEL throws plenty of stuff into the mix in hopes to make it stick. The most blatant is an extraneous Eva Longoria, added in an attempt to sex things up. Next up is Kiefer Sutherland, straight off the set of 24 and playing a similarly dedicated character.There are a handful of decent action sequences but Clark Johnson (also responsible for the similarly generic S.W.A.T.) is a letdown as director and there just isn't enough in the way of verve or style to make this in the least bit memorable. At least VANTAGE POINT had more going for it with the attempts at multiple points of view...

TheMulderFox OK Let's see. I watched a movie last night........what was it again??? Oh that's right...The Sentinel. That sentence pretty much sums it all up, unfortunately. In spite of how much I really wanted to like this movie I just could not bring myself to do so.I mean it has Jack Bauer...er... sorry I mean Kiefer Sutherland, Michael Douglas, the lovely Eva Longoria and a host of other recognizable faces including Kim Basinger(as the 1st lady no less) and Martin Donovan. However regardless of all of this it turned out to be an utterly uninspired, predictable and forgettable collection of rehashed moments that seem all too familiar somehow. The blame can in my estimation not be laid at the feet of the principal actors here. Rather an uninspired script and less than adequate direction seems to be the main cause of this failing.Eva Longoria's character gets a good introduction and is then barely heard from again for the remainder of the film. The bad guys' motives are not explored or explained at all other than some poorly contrived nonsense about the former KGB. The character of Douglas' informant seems to have no plausible reason to posses the knowledge he has. There are several missed opportunities and redundancies in the story, and the list just goes on, in short the script was poorly written, predictable and not thought through as well as it really should have been. The mess of sub-plots just become convoluted and a distraction after a while.One could easily be forgiven for comparing "The Sentinel" to "In the line of Fire" which was by far a superior film despite having perhaps a simpler storyline. In short you know what "In The Line Of Fire" was about. It seems that the writer could not decide what "The Sentinel" should really be. Oh Well, next time maybe.....A good idea gone horribly wrong. If you are in the mood for this kind of film rather get hold of a copy of "In The Line Of Fire" with Clint Eastwood or even Kevin Costner in "No Way Out" instead.