The President's Man (2000) (TV)

User Rating:

4.2/10   

Directors:

Eric Norris
Michael Preece

Writer (WGA):

Bob Gookin (written by)

Release Date:

2 April 2000 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Drama | Thriller

Tagline:

No mission is impossible.

Plot:

A U.S. president's highly classified secret agent must find a fearless replacement to take over his extremely dangerous military missions.

Plot Keywords:

President | First Lady | Sergeant | Brazil | Columbia

Cast

Chuck Norris	...	Joshua McCord
Dylan Neal	...	Deke Slater
Jennifer Tung	...	Que
Ralph Waite	...	President Mathews
Stuart Whitman	...	George Williams
Soon-Tek Oh	...	General Vinh Tran
Jonathan Nichols
Marla Adams	...	First Lady Matthews
Adam G.
Brigitta Dau
Ariel Chipman	...	Terry Anderson
Greg Ricks	...	Dr. Francis Anderson
Cherami Leigh	...	Stacy Anderson
Morgana Shaw	...	Donna Anderson
Dan Kern	...	Douglas Wetherby

Runtime:

90 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Iceland:16 | Singapore:PG | USA:Not Rated | Australia:M | Germany:18 | UK:15 | Germany:BPjM Restricted

Filming Locations:

Brownsville, Texas, USA

Company:

Norris Brothers Entertainment

Quotes:

Deke Slater: ...Well, when do we start training?
Que: Glad you're so eager. We'll see how long it lasts.
Deke Slater: Is she always this sarcastic?
Joshua McCord: Actually, today's one of her *good* days.

Movie Connections:

References The Punisher (1989)

Hilarious

It was difficult to decide a mark for this one. In the end I chose 1/10, because as a piece of film art it's atrocious, the lowest of the low, probably the most horrendously bad film I've ever seen. But parodoxically that makes it so damn funny that it could also be quite reasonably given a 10/10 rating for pure entertainment value. It really does have to be seen to be believed.

The acting? Wooden. Really wooden. Chuck Norris' expression doesn't change once during the entire film. The special effects? Awful. A lot of the time it looks like the actors are performing in front of a blue wall with another films effects projected behind them. The story? Fantastically funny. The most obvious and cliched script ever committed to screen and all the better for it. The slow motion action sequences? Perfect - in a really bad way.

Normally I wouldn't recommend wasting your time on a film bad enough to get a 1/10, but this really is essential viewing - it's a masterclass in how not to make a film, but also brilliant entertainment at the same time. If I could've given it nought I would have. And for that alone, you should watch it.