That's 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. A young woman called Carla Town (Moore) is murdered in the White House. Homicide detective Regis (Wesley Snipes) is soon at loggerheads investigating the strange event, while Secret Service works against him. Regis is introduced to secret service chief Nick Spikings (Daniel Benzali), and national security advisor Alvin Jordan (Alan Alda). He's reluctantly assigned by hard-boiled agent Chance (Diane Lane), while head of security Nick Spikings wants the whole matter issue wrapped quickly and quietly -justice not being his main concern. Circumstantial evidence points to a cleaner, but Snipes knows a fall guy when he sees one. Coroner Jimmy Foley (Richard Blackburn) tells Regis and Nina that whoever had sex with Carla on the night of the murder used a condom, and left absolutely no DNA. Regis is told that White House janitor Cory Allen Luchessi (Tony Nappo) was unaccounted for on the night of the murder. Regis sees secret service agent Burton Cash (Nigel Bennett), who is in charge of Kyle Neil (Tate Donovan), the son of president Jack Neil (Ronny Cox) and first lady Kitty Neil (Diane Baker). Chance eventually cooperates after a man's framed. This address changes all the rules !. He's a D. C. cop on the outside. She's a Secret Service agent on the inside. Tracking a White House homicide to the First Family's front door.
Cliché-fest storyline gives stereotypical roles a little more development than you may be used to seeing, but it doesn't have them anything new or interesting to say or do. The film sometimes seems to have a television style, along with a dark and not very shiny cinematography by Steven Bernstein, adding a thrilling musical score by Christopher Young. Stars Wesley Snipes who's nice as a jaded D. C. detective called to investigate a secretary found dead in a White House bathroom. The script has President Ronny Cox trying to tough out a hostage crisis in North Korea without recourse to the military, while Snipes is understandably more concerned with the local bureaucracy about to flatten his house. The film is nothing special, but Wesley Snipes and Diane Lane make a good team, however, Dennis Miller fulfills his ordinary wise-cracking sidekick character effortessly. They're well accompanied by a good cast with plenty of familar faces, such as: Daniel Benzali, Alan Alda, Ronny Cox, Diane Baker, Tate Donovan, Harris Yulin, Tom Wright, Nicholas Pryor, Charles Rocket, Nigel Bennett, among others.
The motion picture was professionally directed by Dwight H. Little, though it has some flaws. Dwight has directed studio movies for Warner Brothers, 20th Century Fox, and Columbia Pictures, and has also made multiple independent movies with wide theatrical release. Mr. Little has also made three prime time television movies and 90 hours of Network series television. Director Dwight H. Little gave credibility to Wesley Snipes in ¨Murder at 1600¨ and teamed up with Aikido expert Steven Seagal for ¨Marked for Death¨and ¨Rapid Fire¨ with Brandon Lee . The result is fun to watch, being a strong outing for action-packed cop thriller enthusiasts and Wesley Snipes fans. Rating: 5.5/10, acceptable and passable, but punches are pulled and all suspense jettisoned some 20 minutes from home.
Cliché-fest storyline gives stereotypical roles a little more development than you may be used to seeing, but it doesn't have them anything new or interesting to say or do. The film sometimes seems to have a television style, along with a dark and not very shiny cinematography by Steven Bernstein, adding a thrilling musical score by Christopher Young. Stars Wesley Snipes who's nice as a jaded D. C. detective called to investigate a secretary found dead in a White House bathroom. The script has President Ronny Cox trying to tough out a hostage crisis in North Korea without recourse to the military, while Snipes is understandably more concerned with the local bureaucracy about to flatten his house. The film is nothing special, but Wesley Snipes and Diane Lane make a good team, however, Dennis Miller fulfills his ordinary wise-cracking sidekick character effortessly. They're well accompanied by a good cast with plenty of familar faces, such as: Daniel Benzali, Alan Alda, Ronny Cox, Diane Baker, Tate Donovan, Harris Yulin, Tom Wright, Nicholas Pryor, Charles Rocket, Nigel Bennett, among others.
The motion picture was professionally directed by Dwight H. Little, though it has some flaws. Dwight has directed studio movies for Warner Brothers, 20th Century Fox, and Columbia Pictures, and has also made multiple independent movies with wide theatrical release. Mr. Little has also made three prime time television movies and 90 hours of Network series television. Director Dwight H. Little gave credibility to Wesley Snipes in ¨Murder at 1600¨ and teamed up with Aikido expert Steven Seagal for ¨Marked for Death¨and ¨Rapid Fire¨ with Brandon Lee . The result is fun to watch, being a strong outing for action-packed cop thriller enthusiasts and Wesley Snipes fans. Rating: 5.5/10, acceptable and passable, but punches are pulled and all suspense jettisoned some 20 minutes from home.