Deterrence (1999)

Note des utilisateurs:

6.3/10   

Réalisateur:

Rod Lurie

Scénariste (WGA):

Rod Lurie (written by)

Release Date:

10 mars 2000 (USA)

Genre:

Drame | Thriller

Accroche:

Every President has a defining moment. Walter Emerson is about to have his.

Plot:

The President of the United States must deal with an international military crisis while confined to a Colorado diner during a freak snowstorm

Plot Keywords:

Diner | Iraq | Colorado | Nuclear War | Prejudice

Awards:

1 nomination

Avis des utilisateurs:

A Riveting film highlighted by an excellent lead performance.

Ensemble

Kevin Pollak	...	President Walter Emerson
Timothy Hutton	...	Marshall Thompson
Sheryl Lee Ralph	...	Gayle Redford
Clotilde Courau	...	Katie
Badja Djola	...	Harvey
Sean Astin	...	Ralph
Mark Thompson	...	Gerald Irvin
Michael Mantell	...	Taylor Woods
Kathryn Morris	...	Lizzie Woods
Ryan Cutrona	...	Agent Dexter
Joe McCrackin	...	Agent Williams
Scoot Powell	...	Noah
J. Scott Shonka	...	Captain Coddington
Jim Curley	...	Admiral Miller (as James Curly)
Rigg Kennedy	...	Howard

Autre(s) titre(s):

Situation critique (Canada: French title) [fr]

Durée:

101 min

Pays:

France | USA

Langue:

Anglais

Couleur:

Noir et Blanc | Couleur

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Son:

Dolby SR

Classification:

Canada:14A (Ontario) | Netherlands:6 | Argentina:13 | USA:R | Italy:T

Company:

Battleplan Productions

Anecdotes:

The combination to unlock the nuclear suitcase is 08061945 (August 6, 1945), which is the date the United States dropped the nuclear bomb on Hiroshima.

Goofs:

Factual errors: The film's title refers to the strategic doctrine of "Deterrence" intended to prevent war by making it clear that aggression will be responded to with overall whelming force. However, the plot of the movie is not consistent with this concept in that President Emerson threatens the use of Nuclear weapons after a war has already started. At that point, deterrence has failed.

Soundtrack:

Ghosts

A Riveting film highlighted by an excellent lead performance.

Deterrence is one of those small little films that leaves a huge impression. Like The War at Home, a post-Vietnam war drama starring Emilio Estevez, Deterrence received a very minor release, but will end up being one of the year's best films. Kevin Pollak (The Usual Suspects, Grumpy Old Men) stars as the President of the United States. Pollak, however, was not elected, but was appointed Vice President and then took over after the death of the President. Forced to stay in a Colorado diner because of a blizzard, Pollak and his 2 most trusted assistants, played by Timothy Hutton (Ordinary People, Playing God) and Sheryl Lee Ralph (Bogus, White Man's Burden) find out about an illegal invasion into Kuwait by Sadaam Hussein's son. After some thought Pollak goes on National Television and announces a deadline for Hussein to leave or Pollak will drop a nuclear bomb on Baghdad. The whole film takes place inside this diner and relies on the tension that builds up as they get closer and closer to the deadline and as Pollak has to weigh his decision hearing arguments from both sides. The film is fascinating thanks to a strong amount of tension built up as we truly wonder what is going to happen. Hutton and Ralph are both solid as the 2 assistants, but the film belongs to Pollak and his strong lead performance. Highly recommended.