Homeland Security

2004
4.2| 0h30m| en
Synopsis

Homeland Security is a 2004 made-for-TV film, which was intended as a pilot for a series which never materialized.

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Diagonaldi Very well executed
Cubussoli Very very predictable, including the post credit scene !!!
Lidia Draper Great example of an old-fashioned, pure-at-heart escapist event movie that doesn't pretend to be anything that it's not and has boat loads of fun being its own ludicrous self.
Freeman This film is so real. It treats its characters with so much care and sensitivity.
John Bacich Don't listen to the previous reviews. They're probably from Clinton supporters who still defend him for not taking Bin Ladin out when he had the chance. The movie is excellent. It spares neither officials on the right or left who dropped the ball on 9/11. And believe it, there were plenty on both sides who did so. Compare this movie to The Siege, a 1998 Denzel movie that predicted America would put Islamists in concentration camps when America got fed up with terrorist attacks. Talk about getting it wrong is an understatement. Hollywood should get the Shame award for that one.
Stasmodeus Yes it's true, I worked 45 minutes outside Hollywood to shoot this awful movie. I don't know what was worse... 1) being used a dead body on the field with the red ants... 2) All the scenes we had to do 20 takes for but never saw in the film. The plot has holes big enough to drive trucks through and the use of racial stereo-types are truly what makes this film a laugh. Perhaps someday we will see the scenes from the big battle with Scott Glen. Maybe we will see the more of the interrogation scenes. Or just maybe they will finally show us the second part to the movie that was never shown. But I guess there is no need to complain about a film that was poorly funded by Paramount Pictures.
mihai72 The title of the movie made me instantly realize that this was a movie meant for the people who believe that 9/11 was orchestrated by 19 dirty unshaved Arabs and controlled from a cave somewhere in Afghanistan. Nevertheless, I watched this pathetic attempt to justify the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan to see just how shameless these people really are. Well, it turns out it didn't disappoint. The acting was a disaster, as one might expect from a made-for-TV movie. The storyline was a complete lie, as it made the attack seem like something committed by Islamic terrorists, when we all know that Bush never was and never will be a Muslim, so the prefix "Islamic" does not fit. This movie made me realize just how hard the Bush administration and its cronies are working to ensure that there is still a substantial amount of people who believe their conspiracy theory concerning Al Quaeda. If you haven't seen this movie, it would be a good idea to either refrain from watching it, or if you do, you might consider bracing your sides with something to prevent you from exploding with laughter. A 0/10, but since that's not possible on IMDb, a 1.
lellison Being among the first to contribute to the user comments, I feel somewhat on thin ice on this one.I noticed on the comments threads that several viewers thought the timing was wrong for this subject, and that it was a Republican billboard during an election year. All that aside, I did watch the complete movie, despite the many commercial interruptions. Flow and continuity is important to any pseudo documentary (which is how I would classify this work), documentary, or docudrama. It was difficult enough following the many different locations and mini-plots. To accurately depict the depth and scope of this topic, much more time is needed, and the many commercial breaks would have to be eliminated, which obviously won't happen on a network movie. All of the historical events visited, although based in fact, were given only a token presentation, and were intertwined with fictional characters and plots.It is entirely possible that the writers of this movie were attempting to accurately show the progression of the Middle East terrorism threat from the early 90's through post 9/11. Unfortunately, the span of this topic just can't be fit into the traditional movie length. Think about doing justice to War And Peace or The Godfather in 90 minutes.The single redeeming part of this movie might be a rather corny and feeble attempt at showing all of us how the Department of Homeland Security was formed, it's makeup, and it's function. However, one would do better to pick up a copy of last week's Newsweek for a more fulfilling explanation.Reflecting back on this movie, I feel like I watched 7 years of history on a fast-forward videotape. We all know the historical facts quite well, and most of this was a review of the high and low points, spiced up (or down) with soap opera style emotional tidbits.Yes, if the purpose of this presentation is strictly entertainment, the timing is wrong (and always will be). If enlightenment is the target, it missed the mark and might stand accused of being sloppy historical revisionism. Politically, it did lean rather heavily toward the right. The historical time line is full of holes, which were plugged with emotional sugar lumps. Technically fairly well written, acted, and directed. I was comfortable with this movie right after watching it, but having written the preceding, I now am not very pleased with it. There's a bit too much of an Oliver Stone undercurrent. Take it with a grain of salt, and don't expect too much.