In the Line of Fire

Time to go back to the first movie I ever a movie with Clint Eastwood. I also saw this in the theater and even at the ripe age of 11, I was blown away. The torment of Frank and the regret he holds for 30 years for not doing his job to the best of his abilities is well played by Clint. Truth be told, he pussed out when the chips were on the line. Frank is a secret service agent in charge of protecting The Presidents of the US. He was on Kennedy detail November of '63 and did not sacrifice himself for his boss, which in turn landed him on brain detail. So his whole career is based on his flub and he is always looking for redemption. Well, he is about to be served a healthy portion on a silver platter, but will history repeat itself? Mitch Leary (Malkovich) is out to kill the President, while he plays a mind game with Frank at the same time. He wants to see what Frank is made of, but he also wants to succeed. Frank has nothing in his life, yet he has everything to lose. I'm pretty sure if you don't do your job twice in his line of work, you're pretty much canned. First Offense: Brain detail followed by slap on the wrist. Second Offense: shipped to a jungle where government officials will hunt you like wild prey and the only person to help you is Mario Van Peebles. Frank does not want that to happen. I remember thinking how good the action and story were, but even at 11 I really saw how top notch the acting was. I love both Eastwood and Malkovich + Rene Russo = Brilliance at 27 frames per second. And Remember...Aim High!!


NBM rates In the Line of Fire - Phenomenal

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