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President's Man 2

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The President's Man wasn't a very good movie. It more or less seemed like the filmmakers slapped together a lazy script with Americana overtones and then begged Chuck Norris on bended knee to co-star. "A Line in the Sand" here isn't a great movie, either, but it gets points just for being better than its predecessor. It's a post-9/11 film with an agenda, but at least it *has* an agenda: it feels more directed and in the vein of classic B-movie action than its aimless prequel. For this alone, it deserves recognition as one of the last few decent Chuck Norris pictures...but how much this says about a movie is up to your discretion.

The story: when an Islamic Jihadist (Joel Swetow, Charmed) threatens to detonate a nuclear device in Texas, it's up to "the president's men" - a returning Deke Slater and Joshua McCord (Judson Mills and Norris, Walker, Texas Ranger) to capture him before his plan is set in motion.

I prefer Judson Mills as Chuck Norris' sidekick over Dylan Neal from the first film: Neals' depiction of the same character was moodier and more layered, but Mills actually makes Deke likable and gives a better martial performance when it comes to the fight scenes. These too have improved over their predecessors from two years prior - now incorporating acrobatic maneuvers like a somersault axe kick and a Hong Kong-esque move wherein Deke grabs an opponent's arms and corkscrews him into the air - but sadly are still fairly infrequent. Jennifer Tung ("Masked Rider") as Joshua's daughter and team strategist sees her role being dumbed down a bit, but she makes up for it with a worthy sparring session with Mills, including a competent demonstration of the steel whip. Chuck Norris still more or less just plays himself, and that's good enough at this stage of his career.

As far as the film's thematic elements go, I have to admit that I'm kind of surprised. I'm not sure how much - if anything - of this film's plot or production was changed after 9/11, but even though the story is more or less a nationalistic fantasy of how the United States will capture Osama bin Laden (it involves a jetpack), the famously conservative Norris plays it startlingly middle-of-the-road, going out of his way to discourage violence against Islamists in general and pointing out the smallness of religious extremism among the population. Keep in mind that this is the same man who spent his golden years of film beating up people who refer to Allah and/or proclaim hate for America, and you'll be as surprised as me. Nevertheless, the movie is pretty one-sided as to how it presents Arabs, including naturalized citizens of America (save for one very mean lawyer), and in general feels like a propaganda piece. Endurable propaganda, on account of the action, but propaganda nonetheless.

The film is a bit more ambitious than its predecessor in what it wants to show, and therein stumbles production-wise. Aircraft and ship scenes are 100% stock or news footage, and an onscreen explosion looks particularly fake. Geographical snafus are abound for those who know what to look for. Less important but equally embarrassing is a poster introducing an in-movie museum exhibition which features a rather glaring grammatical error. Things like this tax this nonsensical movie more than they perhaps should, but they're probably not going to break the film if you've already made up your mind about it. Moderate Chuck Norris fans can choose to be picky, but the hardcore faithful ought to appreciate it despite its faults. It scrapes a passing grade on account of its enthusiasm, not its philosophy or technical achievements.

Long time martial arts hero Chuck Norris looks pretty good for a man in his sixties, but he leaves the real action in this one to his younger comrade, studly Judson Mills. The second PRESIDENT'S MAN in a USA Network made for TV movie, this film follows Norris and his sidekick's attempts to thwart a nuclear attack in Dallas. Aided by his comely Eurasian daughter, JENNIFER TUNG, the boys use some pretty preposterous methods to stop the threat. It's all testosterone, patriotic propaganda, but it works due to the charm of the performers and our inherent fear after the 9/11 attacks.

I love this movie. I have been looking for this movie on dvd ever since I saw it on USA Network. Chuck Norris and Judson Mills make an excellent fighting team. If you want an action movie with lots of martial arts footage, then this movie is for you.

Secret Service agent Joshua McCord, after rescuing the First Lady from terrorist kidnappers, returns to protect the country in a special assignment. This time, the president needs McCord to chase down and stop a terrorist who plans to detonate a nuclear weapon in the US. Not many sequels can live up to the original movie, but this one does. Noris and Mills are a great team. Excellent movie, just as good as the first one.

This movie is by far one of my favorites but you can't take it seriously. In the movie, Chuck's protege "Deke Slater" nabs the terrorist leader Fidal Rasheed by sky-diving out of a stealth fighter over Afganistan and hang-gliding from southern Afganistan to the Indian Ocean in 5 minutes, where a nuclear submarine comes out of nowhere to rescue him. Chuck Norris seems to have forgotten that Afganistan is a landlocked country! The flag-waving (for both America and the great state of Texas) is hilarious. And Chuck Norris tries to take on a Yoda figure role by teaching Deke about using the "mind's eye" to sense his opponents and do things "never thought humanly possible".

I LOVED THIS MOVIE ,THIS FILM WILL HIT HOME WITH TODAYS WORLD PROBLEMS, IT REALLY IS A MUST SEE, YOU WILL NOT BE DISSAPOINTED.. IF YOU LIKE ACTION AND A DECENT PLOT, THIS FILM IS FOR YOU. I HOPE CHUCK DOES A PRESIDENTS MAN 3. IF HE DOES I WILL BE THE FIRST ON LINE TO BUY THE DVD..........