In the Line of Fire

Columbia Pictures | Release Date: July 9, 1993

8.4	USER SCORE Universal acclaim based on 111 Ratings

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BroyaxDec 29, 2016

Voici Papy Clint qui reprend du service à courir à côté de la bagnole de "l'homme le plus puissant du monde" (sic ! ces Américains...) parce qu'il n'a pas encore digéré l'assassinat de Kennedy et que surtout un détraqué l'appelle tous lesVoici Papy Clint qui reprend du service à courir à côté de la bagnole de "l'homme le plus puissant du monde" (sic ! ces Américains...) parce qu'il n'a pas encore digéré l'assassinat de Kennedy et que surtout un détraqué l'appelle tous les soirs pour lui confier son projet de buter le "chef du monde libre" (tu m'en diras tant...!).

Mouais, on a vu mieux comme point de départ... et à parler franchement, c'est carrément bancal voire complètement con. En fait, ça ne tiendrait pas une seule minute si le détraqué n'était le si présent et si dense John Malkovitch tombé dans le charisme quand il était petit et qui met à mal notre Papy Clint poussé dans ses derniers retranchements et vieux tics d'inspecteur Harry en pré-retraite.

Commence alors un jeu du chat et de la souris assez bien fichu mais qui ne tient pas sur la longueur. Le film tire en effet un peu trop sur la corde du blabla, se perd en amourette avec la grue Rene Russo au menton en galoche pour un final finalement très convenu. Il reste la réalisation très soignée de Petersen et la musique un peu fatiguée de Morricone pour faire passer la pillule in extremis. Mais bon dieu que c'est limite !… Expand

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carlossolracDec 13, 2018

Horrigan is a horrible actor. The dialogue scenes between Eastwood and Malkovich are move like Bryant "big country" Reeves trying to D-up Vinny "The Microwave" Johnson. Total mismatch.

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MeritCobaAug 14, 2017

Third attempt to write a review. With all the pop ups this is getting to be a chore.
Did you read any reviews before watching this movie or rating or even reviewing this?
I did. I think that my feelings are best captured by Hello Texas11 onThird attempt to write a review. With all the pop ups this is getting to be a chore.
Did you read any reviews before watching this movie or rating or even reviewing this?
I did.
I think that my feelings are best captured by Hello Texas11 on IMDB, but I am somewhat more benign towards the movie. Basically this is a movie that goes by the numbers and serves the usual tropes. And it does so without twists. The good part of this movie is that it is well made and has a few good actors to carry it. Most of the credit goes to John Malkovich and somewhat less to Clint Eastwood. The latter mostly reprises his Dirty Harry role, but more of a burned out kind. Rene Russo and Dylan McDermott are doing their best in their supporting roles. Russo gets the lesser role as the prospective romantic interest for Eastwood.
The main issue is that there is nothing remarkable about this movie. Hello Texas11 describes it as an attempt to be a mix of the Manchurian Candidate and Silence of the Lambs, but never getting to the depth of both movies. I would agree even though Silence of the Lambs seems somewhat unfitting. But the thing is: it tries to put Malkovich in the scary killer role and it fails in making him scary. What we get is a run of the mill thriller, well executed but mostly forgettable. There is no depth, nothing captivating and in the end nothing to take home with you.
I can imagine more interesting movies: the Manchurian candidate being one of them.
This is therefore a mundane thriller that doesn't tickle the fancy: a six at best.… Expand

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