When returning from the funeral - the left side the windshield had a sign saying "FUNERAL" - two seconds later it is on the right side.
When Rachel is watching Frank watch her film clip, Frank is leaning forward from Rachel's view, but when it cuts to a close shot of Frank he is leaning back in the chair and then begins to lean forward.
When Frank puts Rachel to bed, he pushes all the dolls to one side. But when she's in bed there is still one doll sitting upright next to her.
Frank arrives at the mansion for the first time and is talking to Henry. The camera angle shows Frank from the front, starting to button his suit coat. A close-up then shows Frank, looking down as if he's finishing up with that buttoning business. The next shot is of Frank from the rear, hands in pants pockets--coat obviously unbuttoned. He takes his hands out of his pockets, starts to button the coat--and while still doing it, the camera shifts back to the front view--the coat is already buttoned, and Frank's hands are already down at his sides.
After Frank saves Fletcher and is being pulled out of the lake, the boat is still moving as the ignition is running. A split second later after Henry asks how they can get it back, the boat has suddenly stopped still and ready for the explosion.
Nominees for Best Actor & Best Actress Oscars traditionally sit in the first few rows for the ceremony. When Rachel is announced as Best Actress & stands, she is seated in about the 20th row. Following the camera in slow motion, Rachel proceeds to walk down the aisle, shaking hands with many rows of people congratulating her. This was obviously done for dramatic effect, as it gives the camera time to zero in on who is trying to shoot her.
A mock copy of the Hollywood Reporter newspaper announces the Oscar nomination for Whitney Houston's character on the same pages as the ratings for Game One of the World Series. But the Academy Award nominations are announced in February, months before the World Series in the Fall.
When Frank is being wheeled out after he is shot, he isn't wearing an oxygen mask, even though he has I.V. fluids running. Presumably this is to allow viewers to see his face. But in real life, since blood loss is an obvious effect of a gun shot wound, the casualty would definitely have an oxygen mask on.
When they are entering the Oscars ceremony, there are two shots of pink armbands being scanned. The first shot shows a bar code being scanned, which is correct. In the second shot, however, just the perforated portion of the band is scanned, which would not do anything.
The Oscars ceremony takes place at night. Due the time difference between the Western US and the Eastern US, for the prime time broadcast to air live on the East Coast, the ceremony starts in the afternoon on the West Coast.
When Rachel is handling the katana at Frank's place, it is clear from the regular scalloped pattern ("hamon") on the blade that it is not a real katana, but a cheap ornamental replica. Real katanas have an irregular hamon. But that doesn't mean it couldn't be sharp.
In the dive bar scene where Frank takes Rachel on the date, an extra seems to look straight into the camera and raises his beer towards it as Frank and Rachel walk to the dance floor. On a closer look he is cheering to the blond woman in the front.
If you look closely as Rachel, Fletcher, Sy, Devaney, and Tony are walking out of the mansion on their way to The Mayan nightclub, you can see that this is not DeVaughn Nixon playing Fletcher, but another actor.
In several places during the fight between Tony and Frank in the kitchen, cheap plastic glasses, bowls and other dishes bouncing around even though you hear glass breaking.
When Frank takes Rachel's scarf and throws it in the air to be cut in half as it falls over the sword edge, the scarf is clearly prepared for the shot.
If it hadn't been, the weight of the scarf wouldn't be sufficient for it to be cut on a horizontally held edge. It would either have to weigh more, it would need additional force pulling it downward, or the blade would have to be angled so that the scarf slide along the edge.
In the opening scene in the garage before the lights go up, there are four closely heard pistol shots. Only the pistol reports are heard on the sound track. In an actual shooting, given the proximity of the gun and its surroundings, one would also absolutely hear the empty shell casings bouncing off the side of the nearby car and the garage floor.
Towards the end of the fight in Frank's kitchen, a crewmember is reflected in the cupboard door when Tony pulls the knife out of the holder.
At Frank's cabin, when Frank walks Rachel up to her room, there is a shadow of a microphone/camera on the left-hand wall.
Camera reflected in the window of the hotel room.
In the closing scene the sign of the "Iowa Rapids" rotary where Kevin Costner is protecting his next client. There is not a town of this name, rather Iowa City & Cedar Rapids. Two larger communities approximately 25 miles apart.
The movie's plot revolves around the protection of an A-list actress and singer who has been receiving death threats through the mail, and is swarmed by crazed fans at live shows. This plot point is completely abandoned in scenes where she is able to walk down a street and eat in a restaurant, largely unrecognized by the public.
For a supposedly trained professional, Frank Farmer commits at least two violations of basic weapons safety rules by pointing a loaded weapon at people he doesn't intend to shoot. First when he is discussing security with Henry, Frank points his Browning High Power directly at Henry. Then, during the incident at the cabin, as soon as he chambers a round in his High Power, he points it directly in Nicki's face as he tells her to stay still.
When Frank is explaining to the limo driver his new role as his assistant, Frank points one of his handguns directly at the driver. A former Secret Service agent would always be aware of the direction of his muzzle, and would never under any circumstances point it at someone absentmindedly.
In the final scene depicting Frank serving as security at the political function, the clergy is asked to offer the "benediction" at the start of the meeting. The benediction is offered at the end of a service, not the beginning. The prayer offered at the beginning of any type of service or meeting such as this, is the "invocation."
There seems to be some confusion over the lead character's name throughout the film. She is listed as "Rachel Marron" in the credits, but her last name is spelled differently in some of the death threat notes. Also, a fan holds up a brightly-colored sign when the limo pulls up to the club halfway through the film and it says, "We Love Rachael" with an additional "a".
When Rachel looks at Frank's football picture, he tells her he played end but when they are at the cabin the dad said he was the best wide receiver.