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02/09/06
In the Line of Fire (1993)
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Reviews Counted: 36 Fresh: 35 Rotten:1 Average Rating: 7.6/10
Runtime: 2 hrs 8 mins
Synopsis: Aging secret service agent Frank Horrigan (Clint Eastwood), on duty the day John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, is still unable to forget his failure on that fateful day, even as he nears retirement in 1993. When Mitch Leary (John Malkovich), a psychotic man calling himself Booth,... [More]
Genre: Action/Adventure
Starring: Clint Eastwood, John Malkovich, Rene Russo, Dylan McDermott, Gary Cole
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You have a rendezvous with Dirty Harry's 62-year-old ass! And if you don't know what that means, you'd better figure it out!
06/30/08
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03/26/07
This well-executed picture demonstrates the validity of Hitchcock's claim that a thriller is as good as its villain. John Malkovich is an excellent villain, but the film also has a good, flawed hero, played by Clint Eastwood.
12/12/06
Commercial entertainment at its finest. A first-class, exceptionally well-made thriller.
03/03/06
A wonderful cat-and-mouse thriller matching Eastwood against Malkovich's serpentine would-be assassin.
02/06/06
Smooth and effortlessly entertaining political thriller. Eastwood & Malkovich deliver great work.
04/02/05
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