Review of In the Line of Fire (1993) by Deb S — 19 Sep 2010
30 years earlier Secret Service Agent Frank Horrigan (Clint Eastwood) failed to protect and save the life of John F. Kennedy. Now Frank is in his early sixties, tired, bitter and alone and still carrying the guilt. One day he receives a call from a crazed stalker and trained army assassin Mitch Leary, who threatens to kill the President and taunts Frank about his inability to prevent this. Frank asks to be assigned to the team once again along with his sidekick Dylan McDermot. He is also aided by the beautiful Secret Service Agent Lilly Raines (Rene Russo) and vows not make the same mistakes this time around. But does he have the guts to take a bullet for the president?
John Malkovich is great as a sick mastermind who claims he intends to dispatch the current president by force. But of course Frank isn't willing to let Leary 'off' the president so easily, and becomes even more determined to track down this madman and stop him. (John Malkovich has made many films unforgettable. He was incredible in Con Air and The Man in the Iron Mask and even better in this. What makes him so good is the way his voice remains to be calm, and still manages to be as intimidating as baddies that shout "F**k You, come on motherf**kers," for the majority of their screen time.).
This review of In the Line of Fire (1993) was written by Deb S on 19 Sep 2010.
In the Line of Fire has generally received very positive reviews.
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