A decent cast lends some credibility to this made-for-cable remake of the powerful Sixties thriller Seven Days in May. Forest Whitaker wears the polished brass as a US Army colonel who uncovers a plot to oust the current president - played by Sam Waterston - whose popularity with the military is at an all-time low. Although lacking the budget, and some of the cracking suspense of the original, this Nineties update still keeps a fair grip on things.

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