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Wesley Snipes is his reliably charismatic self in this average crime thriller set around a murder in the White House. I feel like this had more potential, but unfortunately it settles for being being just okay. It has its moments, but is for the most part a pretty cliched and formulaic thriller.

I like Wesley Snipes in just about everything he has been in. I am not talking Academy Award stuff here, but just enjoyable action fare that will pass the time without making you groan.

New Jack City, Passenger 57, Rising Sun, Demolition Man, Blade I, II, III, U.S. Marshalls, and this one all provide action and entertainment. That's what we watch movies for, isn't it? The story about a conspiracy to get rid of a President (Ronnie Cox) who is not a right-wing nut job like Alan Alda is interesting, and there are interesting characters along the way like Diane Lane (Unfaithful, The Perfect Storm), Daniel Benzali ("Murder One"), and Dennis Miller (Bordello of Blood).

You won't go wrong here as Snipes shows the best character yet.

MURDER AT 1600 came near the end of Wesley Snipes' theatrical career, before he went STV, and it is a decent-enough, Canadian-lensed thriller about the discovery of a young woman's brutally murdered body in the White House. Could the president's bully of a son (Tate Donovan) have killed her? Or are there more sinister forces at work here? For better or worse, the identity of the killer is made plain just past the halfway mark. But that doesn't mean you can't go along for the ride as shadowy assassins try to keep Snipes, as a D.C. detective, and Diane Lane, as a sympathetic Secret Service agent, from uncovering the truth. Snipes is in tip top shape here and is surrounded by several great character actors: Ronny Cox as the president, Harris Yulin as a hawkish general and Alan Alda as a presidential adviser. Daniel Benzali, who some of you might remember from a short-lived TV crime show some years ago, is on hand as a senior Secret Service agent and Dennis Miller has a small role as a fellow D.C. detective. While MURDER AT 1600 is not a first-rate action film -- for one thing, it is chock full of tired plot devices -- it is certainly watchable. And it beats anything Snipes has done since going STV.

When it comes to thrillers I usually find that smaller is better. I almost always enjoy the small independent films with the second- and third-levels stars rather than the big Hollywood productions made with the A-team that cater to a broader public taste. But when your thriller is set at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue in the District of Columbia, it's awfully hard for a low-budget production to pull it off credibly. Besides, I'm interested in the presidency and like films that purport to give you a behind-the-scenes look, even if it is fictional, so I gave 'Murder at 1600' a chance.

Of course, if the movie is going to be longer than 15 minutes, you have to allow it some license. A lot of its success is based on how much you're willing to let go without saying, "Wait a minute!" A lot, too, depends on the cast and Wesley Snipes is a likable enough actor. Diane Lane is a big plus here as the Secret Service agent who works with him. They have a typical rocky relationship, but it's enjoyable. Daniel Benzali is ominous as the head of Secret Service. Snipes asks him what it would take for him to see some White House records and Benzali dryly answers, "Oh, not much. Just an act of Congress." Other veterans in the cast include Alan Alda, Ronny Cox and Harris Yulin. Bigger wasn't necessarily better this time but it was good enough.

1997 gave us "Absolute Power" and "Murder at 1600." Both were mystery crime movies based in Washington, D.C. and centered around the President. "Absolute Power" gave us an old expert thief who'd witnessed a sex murder as our protagonist. He had to disclose the real criminal while dealing with a vicious Chief of Staff and loyal pit bull secret service agents.

Here, in "Murder at 1600," our protagonist is Detective Harlan Regis (Wesley Snipes) who's been dispatched to the White House for a murder of a woman who'd just had sex with the President's son. He has to find out who the murderer is while dealing with a surly security chief and loyal pit bull secret service agents. No crime committed at the White House is an ordinary crime and it goes doubly so for murder.

Regis is assigned a secret service liaison named Nina Chance (Diane Lane). Although her job is to ostensibly aid Regis, covering up the White House mess is more of a priority. Eventually, she has a moment of clarity and decides to truly help Regis.

This is one of the more intelligent cop movies Snipes has starred in. I'd put it on par with "Rising Sun" while I'd dismiss "Passenger 57," "Boiling Point," "Drop Zone," and "Money Train." Some of the misdirection in the movie was very see-through though it wasn't obvious who the killer was. There was some action and a lot of shots fired, but this wasn't your wanton action flick that heavily relied upon shooting, chases, and explosions. "Murder at 1600" was an adequate who-dun-it that I wouldn't mind watching on a lazy Saturday night.

Fun movie, 22 years old! ignore plot holes. Wesley & Diane good in their day(s). Both made good enjoyable films. Too bad Wesley didn't want to pay the IRS it's due. Goofs Section lists many MINOR oops that didn't bother me. Like this anyway.

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.

At least the whodunit puzzle left me guessing. But that's the only redeeming quality of this pretentious mystery, set at the White House. A lone, good guy cop (played by Wesley Snipes) goes up against the rich and powerful. Our hero fights the bullies and the bad guys with courage and daring. It's a tired, stale concept.

The story is chock-full of pretentious, self-important, irritatingly hip characters, most of them conveniently photogenic. The plot contains lots of chases and some fight scenes. It also contains the obligatory in-your-face news media frenzy, and other tiresome film clichés. The dialogue is banal. Example: "Section 6 secure"; "Go. Freeze!". The film's ending is unimaginative and trite.

Color cinematography is adequate, if conventional. Production design is detailed and quite convincing. Acting is average. The nondescript background music is very manipulative.

"Murder At 1600" comes across as your typical big-budget, high profile film right off the Hollywood assembly line. It's got visual pizazz and lots of "action". But the story lacks substance and depth, the characters are stereotyped, and the dialogue is vapid. It's just one more example of how Hollywood throws production megabucks as substandard screenplays.

With improbability firmly anchored to impossibility, Honest Dedicated Cop meets Wacko National Security Flacks in "Murder at 1600". The viewer's time passes agreeably. No stress, no strain.

A young woman is found brutally slain in the White House. What else is new? There's no depth to this film, just some fast action and quick takes of D.C. scenery.

Wesley Snipes is a detective with steely resolve and an attitude. Diane Lane is a Secret Service agent, an Olympics gold medalist (not irrelevant to the plot). She's beautiful, very beautiful. They make a great team.

And Alan Alda - he's out of his usual acting persona here. See the film to find out how.

You have to totally suspend disbelief here and accept that not everyone in government is the best and the brightest. But Diane Lane is beautiful, very beautiful.

5/10 (a high rating for this kind of well-crafted but not exactly gripping drama). But Diane Lane is beautiful, very beautiful.

Murder at 1600 is an enjoyable thriller. There are some formula aspects as other reviewers have mentioned, but on the whole the plot – a murder within 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue – leaves the viewer in some suspense. As a "whodunnit", the movie succeeds, and as for this reviewer, the murderer and the actual conspiracy isn't evident till near the end. Wayne Beach and the late David Hodgin create enough plot twists to keep most viewers guessing. Director Dwight Little keeps things tight and well-paced. There is a good sense of logic to Murder at 1600's execution.

It's arguably one of the best films Snipes has starred in. Known more for his tough-guy roles in Passenger 57 and Demolition Man, it's refreshing to see Snipes as a detective who relies more on thinking than weaponry. Revelations keep Snipes' character, Det Harlan Regis, pursuing new leads – just as any logical audience member would. Regis, a history buff who has recreated battles with miniature models in his living room and a well-respected detective, puts both his police training and interests to use. Beach and Hodgin have also humanized Regis: he is about to be evicted – a fact that is quickly introduced in the film's opening sequence – and he and his fellow tenants' problem is solved in a refreshing way.

Diane Lane plays a Secret Service agent, Nina Chance, who begins to suspect a cover-up at the White House and assists Regis. It's established early on that she brought home the gold in sharpshooting at the 1988 Olympics – and her skills are put to good use in several action scenes. Unlike most TV heroines, her aim doesn't get better as the ending nears. There's a welcome consistency that's seldom seen from Hollywood, where the hero often loses a fight at the beginning yet miraculously triumphs at the end. It's a real pleasure to see Lane back in a high-calibre film; for too long we've seen her in forgettable fare such as Judge Dredd and Knight Moves. Lane's acting ability should keep her in the limelight, one hopes – she is an actress who doesn't deserve to fade in her 40s. This will depend on whether the establishment will come to its senses about its ageist attitude toward actresses.

The cast is ably supported by the menacing Daniel Benzali; Alan Alda comes to Snipes's aid as the National Security Adviser to the President; Ronny Cox is a president in crisis as American troops are held hostage in North Korea; Tate Donovan as the president's playboy son. Every character, with the exception of Snipes's sidekick played by Dennis Miller, has a part to play in the plot; thanks to a better-than-usual casting job by the duo of Amanda Johnson and Cathy Sandrich (often good with mysteries) the roles are very well filled.

And refreshingly for Hollywood, we do not have a male European-American hero saving the day with his African-American sidekick. There have been enough biases against minorities in casting films. And there have also been enough films that take things too far the other way. The race issue is never played in this film: director Dwight Little treats each character as a regular person, just like in real life where the majority of us don't give an iota what colour or creed someone is.

Some parts of Christopher Young's score are not terribly fitting although on the whole he does a good job. Sound effects are well handled in this film as is the editing; both contribute well to the suspense and the mood. Steven Bernstein's photography cuts between the real and created White Houses well, and contributes well to the film's overall effect.

This is one of the best and most logical films that has come out of Hollywood for some time. It will not insult many viewers' intelligence for starters. While not 100 per cent original, it is a very well-made film that rests on a solid plot and direction.

Murder at 1600 is an OK thriller film. The cast all does a pretty good job, especially Diane lane and Wesley snipes. Alan Alda also does a good sufficient job at portraying his role. The dialogue between characters is alright at best, nothing great, but nothing terrible either. The film does at least keep you guessing for the majority of the runtime. The mystery kinda builds as it goes, which is always fun. The mystery isn't the greatest one ever to be in a movie, but it is interesting to see how it all comes and works together to see who is behind everything and why in the end. The action scenes (shooting, punching, etc.) were pretty fun of the mill action sequences. That's not bad necessarily, just would've liked to have seen something a little different from the usual. 6/10 overall.

The first hour of this movie was very entertaining, even if it did offer up the normal clichés of the day. It featured good suspense and a likable hero played by Wesley Snipes. I was really enjoying this, but - yes, but - the film goes right down the tubes in the last 40 minutes. The last 20 minutes will really have you cringing.

Not only does the story get convoluted, it loses all credibility. A murder at the White House and no FBI? That's just one of many loopholes. We wind up getting the same tired military-and U.S. government-are-the-bad guys bias that we've seen upteen times in the past 40 years. Hey, the film is entertaining but if you have a brain, you might have problems with this story.

By the way, any film that includes post-MASH Alan Alda or pre-9/11 Dennis Miller is usually pretty bad. We get both in this film.

The ending is so ludicrous, such an insult to anyone's intelligence, that is has to offend anyone, regardless of their political persuasion. This is one of the few films that ends so poorly that both Liberals and Conservatives would agree.

In fact, most people agreed that this film was great for the first half, horrible in the second and was filled with too many clichés that ruined a movie which good have been a good one. Another clue to what you have here is that this was directed by the same guy who did "Halloween 4" and "Free Willy 2."

Pretentious and shady premise about so implausible attempt to overthrow a democratic president over a military deadlock at North Korea about so robust American institution, a subjective crime committed at so sacred ground, as though were a banana's republic, nonetheless as fictional thriller works very well, displaying a clash of two opposite powers at White House, an overzealous security chief Spikings (Daniel Benzali) and the secretary of government Jordan (Alan Alda) who spent thirty years of the devoted works side by side with the president, many elements are introduce in the screenplay suggesting Spikings to cover up a supposedly president's affair or his playboy son.

Jordan manages the highly regarded Detective Regis (Snipes) to fulfill his duty on the odd case of murder, in other hand Nina Chance (Diane Lane) from secret service was in charge to accompany the waspish detective Regis under order of Spikings, an engaging and non-stopping political thriller, reaching in a peak at underground sequence, also has many interesting info over so famous spot, with smallest details due it was a true sound stage's replica as never seen before, glad to see again the charming Diane Baker as President's lady, Benzali and Ronnie Cox are blameless in their characters, highly recommended just as entertainment, nothing more!!

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First watch: 1999 / How many: 3 / Source: Cable TV-DVD / Rating: 7.

Harlan Regis (Wesley Snipes) is a homicide cop, Nina Chance (Diane Lane) is a secret service agent; when a murdered victim is found in the white house they are left trying to piece together the real truth behind the murder, finding plenty of smoke and mirrors that are trying to disguise the truth.

Murder at 1600 is a good solid thriller, with an interesting premise and a strong cast, and even though its an enjoyable ride; it somehow seems to captivate less than it really should. Its still a good way to spend a few hours, but you'll find less here than initially meets the eye.

6/10

Razzie worthy performance from snipes and lane. What's snipes doing with his eyes in every frame? It's all over the place. It's as though he's checking both men and women out as they walk away from him. Didn't the director notice? Whoever picked Wesley snipes for this blew it. Diane lane wasted, though the only reason you'd get thru this mud pie. This movie probably wrapped up with first takes. The plot line had great potential and I was expecting an entertaining action movie, instead its a disaster with jarring acting which distracts every minute. And what on earth is Dennis miller doing in this one?

At a time when America's foreign policy has put them in a situation where American servicemen are being held in China and conflict is possible, things are complicated by the discovery of a young woman's body in a room in the White House (the 1600 of the title). DC Detective Regis is brought in to investigate the crime but finds himself hampered by the secret service covering up and classifying key evidence sources. Regis, with the help of Agent Nina Chance finds himself drawn up into a deeper conspiracy.

This is quite a workman-like thriller. It's not very good but it's not very bad either. The plot starts well but gets a little ponderous at times and perhaps requires more than a little suspension of disbelief at times (a point where Snipes breaks into the White House through underground tunnels and walks round dressed as a cleaner is perhaps a step too far!). However the overall concept is ok and it is easy to believe that the Secret Service would take any steps necessary to cover anything that could embarrass the Presidency. However it's also a big leap to take for granted that Snipes and co. could get quite as far as they do.

Snipes is OK in the lead, however he doesn't quite get above the role of "tough cop" that we see in tonnes of cop movies. Attempts to give him a deeper character by having him build historical models in his spare time didn't really cut it for me. Similarly Lane is pretty much a non-entity in the film - I just didn't have any strong memories for her or her character at the end, I don't know if this was her fault or the fault of the script. The instantly recognisable Benzali is good and manages to bring a little menace to the role but doesn't have a great deal to work with. The role of National Security Advisor is well played by Alan Alda - he does a good job, but I did have a problem at the start of the film because I don't think of him in this type of film (Manhattan Murder Mystery - Yes, any other genres - not really), however once I got past this I was fine. Ronny Cox (he of so many screen bad guys) is given a small thankless role as the President. He doesn't have much to do and again it just never feels like he's comfortable with the role - contrast with his characters in things like Robocop and Total Recall to see the difference in his performances.

Overall this is a standard thriller that isn't very memorable but will pass the time easily enough. Once watched I doubt that you'll rush to see it again.

Murder at 1600 never really rises above the level of an average TV movie of the week. The cast is made up of some good actors: Diane Lane, Ronny Cox, Alan Alda. However they can't seem to save this picture from mediocrity. Pretty much equivalent to Snipes' Passenger 57, so if you liked that you'll like this. Watch if it's on TV and you have nothing better to do, otherwise, don't bother. 5/10

Young White House staffer Carla Town is murdered in the White House. D.C. homicide Detective Regis (Wesley Snipes) is assigned the case. Secret Service Director Nick Spikings (Daniel Benzali) is resistant and assigns agent Nina Chance (Diane Lane) to handle Regis. Detective Stengel (Dennis Miller) is assisting. The janitor is set up as the initiate suspect while Regis catches an assailant bugging his home. Secret service is hiding the evidence and the girl's relationship with President Jack Neil (Ronny Cox)'s son Kyle (Tate Donovan). There is a North Korean hostage crisis and General Clark Tully (Harris Yulin) is pushing to act. Alvin Jordan (Alan Alda) is National Security Adviser and Kitty Neil (Diane Baker) is the first lady.

This starts off as a pretty interesting paranoid conspiracy thriller. Everybody is a suspect and there is lot of tension. Somewhere along the line, the movie goes over the top. It's probably when the DC cop investigating the White House murder becomes a wanted criminal without raising any flags. There are shootouts galore and I can't wrap my mind about how nobody could figure out something is going on. Then there is the secret tunnel into the White House. The movie pushes too far away from believability and it fizzles out. The explosive third act just feels weak, silly and formulaic.

Murder at 1600 is playing with a lot of familiar tropes from action-thrillers of the late 90s, and I don't mind one bit. This was the kind of stuff I loved when I was just getting into action films, and I still find such joy from watching them now. Sure, there is a formula at play here, and there are often things that don't make a ton of sense. In fact, more than once my logical brain would think "that's not how that would really happen," but I was able to get over the nonsense and enjoy the ride. It's fun to think of the different ways that an investigation might be influenced by federal agencies if there was a chance it could incriminate certain people in power. I like that they bring in an unbiased homicide detective to oversee the case, and we get to see how he is manipulated by the system. It gives a nice David-vs-Goliath feel to the case and makes the tension greater. They also put plenty of bureaucratic roadblocks in the way that help intensify the drama.

I love Wesley Snipes in this role, because I often forget he is so charming. Some of the character stuff they give him doesn't work well, and seems tacked on for no good reason, but I still like him as the lead. It's also hard to criticize anything that Diane Lane does in the supporting role. She plays a character who is tough as nails, one who holds her own with all the men around her, and never once does she feel like a lame damsel in distress that our hero has to save. The mystery in Murder at 1600 is not bad at all, because we are tricked into suspecting a number of different people. However, it's not exactly one where we are given all the important evidence up front so we can deduce the truth before it is revealed. But just like the far-fetched nature of certain things that happen in Murder at 1600, I simply don't care about that. I have a fun time watching it, and that's really all that matters to me.