Another major fault rests with the casting of Kevin Pollack as the President. Pollack, while a likable presence in comedy, just doesn't have the quietly duplicitous quality that a politician would have. He's actually quite brazenly shady, which, with the fate of the Western world upon your shoulders, would simply be suicidal for any politician to possess, particularly an appointed President. We ask that you watch this movie without knowing what to expect. Now that I would not do.
Deterrence is a sad excuse for a political thriller.
But it did prove to be entertaining. Unfortunately, I probably wasn't entertained in the way Lurie intended me to be.