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Linewatch

R 2008 1h 30m Drama List
Reviews 28% Audience Score 1,000+ Ratings
Border agent Michael Dixon's (Cuba Gooding Jr.) past as a gang member comes back to haunt him years later. Read More Read Less
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donald d Very poorly done. Not only was the movie very slow but totally unrealistic. No police officer with a family would act like the main character in this movie. Also cops usually work together, but in movies like this they don't. They cops try to do many things on their own, which leads to all sorts of trouble. I really like Mr. Gooding, too bad this particular movie sucks. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member Bad pacing with long stretches of nothing important going on, terrible dialogue, and unrealistic scenarios. Top all this with the fact that the movie does not make Cuba or his wife's characters very likable, so you really don't care what happens to them and the movie has no point. There are so many holes in the back stories of the characters that their interactions do not make sense. Even the final gun battle is poorly choreographed and anti-climactic. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 01/24/23 Full Review Audience Member While there is no doubt that Cuba Gooding Jr's. career is on the fritz Linewatch is one of the few good action films to come out staring the one time academy award winner. While Linewatch certainly has the straight to DVD feel (the script is absurd) the performances and action are good enough to overlook all it does wrong. Cuba shows that he can still carry a film and why he hasn't in such a long time is still a head-scratcher. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/27/23 Full Review Audience Member meh - nothing special Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/14/23 Full Review Audience Member In Linewatch, conflicting forces of immigration, human trafficking, drug smuggling and law enforcement clash on the US-Mexico border, where the skeletons in the protagonist's closet lead to his having to cooperate with old friends who are still part of a gang that receives drugs through the border. Many dark secrets are revealed about Michael Dixon's past and 'Mad Dog' must decide whether he'll risk it all to protect his family. In the end, this is an interesting look at how the past can come back to haunt you (and those you love), as well as a flick full of vigilante justice. But in the end it was just ok, nothing really to rave about. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/25/23 Full Review Audience Member Cuba makes me wonder if his previous acting skills were a fluke. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/03/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Border agent Michael Dixon's (Cuba Gooding Jr.) past as a gang member comes back to haunt him years later.
Director
Kevin Bray
Producer
Brad Krevoy, Reuben Liber, Karri O'Reilly
Screenwriter
David Warfield
Production Co
Motion Picture Corporation of America, Stage 6 Films
Rating
R (Violence|Language)
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Dec 5, 2008
Runtime
1h 30m
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