Review of Line Walker (2016) by Avi Offer for NYC Movie Guru — 28 Aug 2016

An exhilarating, taut, slick and intelligent crime thriller.

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This review of Line Walker (2016) was written by Avi Offer and published by NYC Movie Guru on 28 Aug 2016.

Line Walker has generally received mixed reviews.

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By John Lui (420) for The Straits Times (Singapore) (616) on 09 Aug 2016

This crime thriller tries so hard to make its male leads look so urbane and unruffled that it veers into a parody of the man-of-mystery trope…

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By Vincent S (229) on 19 Nov 2016

Once again proof, the movie adapted from the TVB series, and under TVB production, cannot be trusted…

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By James Marsh (180) for South China Morning Post (665) on 09 Aug 2016

The big-screen treatment only magnifies the problems in this cliched and ludicrous crime thriller…

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By Moey A (1) on 16 Aug 2016

Pretty action-packed Narcotics-Cop double-agent thriller playing on misdirection and intrigue till the end…

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