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Patrick Stewart plays Mace Sowell, a retired government operative who possesses damaging information about a presidential hopeful, and holes himself up inside his secure compound because he fears repr... read more read more...isal. In order to protect himself, Sowell has designed a system whereby the information will be released to the public if he is not there to type in a password at regular intervals. This he believes will keep him from being assassinated, but just in case, he stages elaborate self-defense drills with unwitting servants, and tries to convince his family that the explanation he gave them about his career was a cover story to hide his true military affiliations. The problem is, Sowell is also suffering the early stages of Alzheimer's, so his daughter (Joy Kilpatrick) considers his paranoid stories to be delusional ravings. She hires a psychiatrist (Kimberly Williams) to analyze her father and watch over him, in the hopes of easing his dementia. Sowell initially distrusts his new companion, but begins to lower his guard and care for her deeply. Meanwhile, his disease is advancing, and if he can't remember the password, his critical information will be released prematurely and he'll be hunted down by his enemies. ~ Derek Armstrong, Rovi

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Unrated, 2 hr. 5 min.

Directed by: Eric Steven Stahl

Release Date: January 24, 1999

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DVD Release Date: July 18, 2000

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  • jam233
    December 17, 2009
    jam233
    This film comes close to working. Patrick Stewart tries, but the story wears out it's welcome before it ends. Starts out great and the fizzles. It's generally predictable.
  • rwolf106
    July 23, 2007
    rwolf106
    Patrick Stewart is one of my favorite actors. He always does a fabulous job and this film is no exception. I love how the film keeps you guessing...I didn't figure it all out until almost the last 20-30 minutes. The only thing this movie lacks is a little more action.
  • MovieGuruDude72
    July 17, 2007
    MovieGuruDude72
    I'm still puzzled as to why Patrick Stewart did a straight-to-video movie like this? This was awful.

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Scott Weinberg
October 10, 2001
Scott Weinberg, eFilmCritic.com

Is this where the line forms to see Patrick Stewart's naked butt? Full Review

Susan Granger
April 4, 2011
Susan Granger, rec.arts.movies.reviews

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