In The Line Fo Fire

The villain is very creepy, he works his way into the head of a Secret Service agent named Horrigan, played by Clint Eastwood. The creep, who likes to play mind games with his opponents, makes a series of telephone calls threatening to assassinate the president, a federal offense. He chooses Horrigan because he knows the agent still feels guilty about failing to save the life of John F. Kennedy thirty years ago.

The killer, Mitch, and is an intelligent, twisted man who uses disguises and an appealing manner to get close to the president. Without trouble, Malkovich's assassin is the best thing about this solid thriller. He definitely makes this movie a thriller. Malkovich’s efforts in Con Air are proof that John can be a very scary actor. He tells Horrigan more or less, what he plans to do, and when he plans to do it, but Horrigan cannot do anything about it. The President is running for re-election and is losing in the polls.

Outlining In the Line of Fire it seems to have a story similar to many movies where a psycho killer plays games with the cop. The cop is ordered off the case, then continues as a free-lance, helped by a loyal partner, who usually ends up dying. The hero can then revenge the death of his partner by getting the villain. The movie even supplies a typical sidekick, a woman agent played by Rene Russo, who is tough, capable, and able to fall in love.

Russo, as Lilly, another agent finds an interesting variation on the role of associate and friend. Her relationship with Horrigan begins on a rocky note, when he makes a couple of sexist statements. In truth, she is little more than the "window dressing" that Frank Horrigan suggests is the role of female Secret Service agents. Eastwood is a politically incorrect male chauvinist pig, but eventually their respect for each other grows in to the moment when they concede they are attracted to one another. Rene Russo gives a strong performance; she is noticed even playing a secondary role to one of Hollywood's big actors.

What is surprising is how much time the movie finds for small touches of realistic detail. The locations look convincing, especially Air Force One and some shots supposedly inside the White House. Mys

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