

The President of the United States must deal with an international military crisis while confined to a Colorado diner during a freak snowstorm.
Acting
Kevin Pollak's sweaty desperation sells the absurd premise.
Writing
Rod Lurie's theatrical dialogue wants to be Sorkin-adjacent.

Director
Rod Lurie
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Rod Lurie was a film critic before directing; this was his debut, and it shows.
Released March 2000, it accidentally predicted the Bush-Gore election chaos by months. Spooky.