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Gary Oldman
Executive Producer -
Rod Lurie
Director -
Mary Jo Slater
Casting -
Caryn Mower
Stunts -
Daniel W. Barringer
Stunts -
Doug Coleman
Stunts -
Loyd Catlett
Stunt Coordinator -
Hubie Kerns Jr.
Stunts
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CinemaSerf 8/28/2023 3:58:23 PM
Joan Allen is an American senator who is nominated to replace a recently deceased Vice-President by Jeff Bridges ("President Evans"). Once her confirmation hearing begins, she finds her rather interesting private life under the scrutiny of hostile committee chairman Gary Oldman who is determined to expose every aspect of her life - past and present - to the public. Oscar-nominated Allen is good as the feisty, intelligent, senator but the rest of this is all rather lacklustre and frequently overly contrived, with plenty of dramatic events designed to enhance the plot rather then create any sense of plausibility. Against the backdrop of the Clinton impeachment trial, the film had a certain resonance and it certainly does not show the constitutional processes, nor the male-dominated American establishment's approach to women, in a good light, but the older it gets, the less that causal impact it has and is now little better than a run-of-the-mill political drama that struggles to distinguish itself.
Gary Oldman
Shelly RunyonChristian Slater
Reginald WebsterSam Elliott
Kermit NewmanJeff Bridges
President Jackson EvansJoan Allen
Laine HansonLarry King
Larry KingKathryn Morris
Paige WillominaRobin Thomas
William Hanson