Former presidents Republican Russell Kramer (Jack Lemmon) and Democrat Matt Douglas (James Garner) are political enemies. They are forced to work together when they become the target of a conspiracy inside the present administration under President William Haney (Dan Aykroyd). Haney was Kramer's Vice President. Haney and his Chief of Staff Carl Witnaur (Bradley Whitford) plan to frame Kramer for the scandal.
I don't really find the characters that funny or political jokes that sharp. However the two veterans do seem to have fun together. That fun is infectious. As for story, it's far-fetch. It's not until the helicopter that the movie loses all believability. One just has to forget about any realism. I doubt the Secret Service would lose two ex-presidents without much of a peep. There are way too many people after them. It becomes unreal that they keep giving them the slip. I'm not much of a big fan of the 'Grumpy Old Men' franchise and this is very much the same thing.
I don't really find the characters that funny or political jokes that sharp. However the two veterans do seem to have fun together. That fun is infectious. As for story, it's far-fetch. It's not until the helicopter that the movie loses all believability. One just has to forget about any realism. I doubt the Secret Service would lose two ex-presidents without much of a peep. There are way too many people after them. It becomes unreal that they keep giving them the slip. I'm not much of a big fan of the 'Grumpy Old Men' franchise and this is very much the same thing.