Continuity mistake: When Merriweather is shot, the killer is several meters away and down the stairs. But Garrison finds a shell casing right next to the body.
The Sentinel (2006)
Ending / spoiler
Directed by: Clark Johnson
Starring: Kiefer Sutherland, Michael Douglas, Kim Basinger, Martin Donovan, Eva Longoria
Martin Donovan is the mole. He tries to double-cross the terrorist organization and protect the president but he gets shot and dies. Michael Douglas kills one of the terrorists and Kiefer Sutherland kills another with the help of Eva Longoria. The terrorist leader takes Kim Basinger hostage and Michael Douglas shoots him. Douglas retires from the Secret Service and Sutherland gets back together with his wife.
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More mistakes in The Sentinel
Polygrapher Medina: Have you received adequate training for your profession?
Agent Davies: No. But I did stay in a Holiday Inn Express.
Trivia: Many of the director's own family members appear in cameos in the film. One of the more obvious instances is the suspicious cashier at the convenience store, played by the director's mother.
Question: Is it really true that when you use a silencer the bullet slows down and is not as strong as if you did not use a silencer?
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Chosen answer: Sometimes. A suppressor, known commonly as a silencer, works by reducing the sound of firing by manipulating the escaping propellant gas, and sometimes by reducing the velocity of the bullet. It all depends on the type of suppressor that is used.
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