On the Line

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Marcus S HUGE SPOILERS AHEAD… for a movie I wouldn’t recommend watching. It worked well in the first 3/4 except for some bad acting and some unrealistic aspects. The last 1/4 makes you realize that you wasted your time. As it all turns out to be a huge and long drawn out prank. The movie would have been a lot better if they stuck with the psychological “on the edge of your seat” approach. Why they decided to make it bad. I have no clue. Rated 1/5 Stars •  Rated 1 out of 5 stars 10/25/24 Full Review TI H It’s difficult to review ON THE LINE without giving spoilers. On the surface, it’s a revenge film, where the protagonist (Mel Gibson), a late-night shock-radio host, becomes the target of an angry listener. It’s what I call a “puppet master” movie, wherein one or more controlling people yank the chain of their target, giving him orders, insisting he commit suicide, and so on, the stakes being the life or death of the target’s family (“Do exactly what we say or your daughter dies”). I was intrigued for a while, but the realism faded quickly. I grew annoyed, because the police should have taken over the negotiations early on. By the end of the movie, that question was answered, but withholding it from the audience was a mistake. The plot troubled me so greatly that I fast-forwarded to Act III to see how all this played out. The ending came as a surprise, which is good, and the second ending twisted the situation again, and everything made sense. I can’t fault the plot, which they wrapped up with a pretty bow, but I don’t know if the journey was worth it. I’ve never seen this particular storyline done in a film, and that’s noteworthy, a good try; but was the 104 minutes of runtime necessary? This story would have played better as a short in a Creepshow-like anthology. It could have been nestled in between The Ledge and the Raft, which would have thrilled the pants off me. Sadly, as a feature-length film, ON THE LINE did not thrill me or amuse me or make me cry or make laugh. In the end, it felt like the joke was on me. Rated 2/5 Stars •  Rated 2 out of 5 stars 10/13/24 Full Review HECTOR A The movie is really bad. Disappointing! Rated 1.5/5 Stars •  Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 10/12/24 Full Review Audience Member This is a movie that will have you guessing all the way to the end. Just when you think you figured it out. You haven't. Honestly, I was literally speechless when I found out the ending and what it was really about. It's a must watch. There's no doubt you have to watch it once it's trust me. Just remember. Don't believe everything you see. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 10/01/24 Full Review Geoff S Without a doubt the worst movie Gibson’s ever been associated with. Even if you accept the completely unbelievable plot, you’d think that Mel’s acting would be a saving grace. It wasn’t. Rated 1/5 Stars •  Rated 1 out of 5 stars 09/30/24 Full Review Matt Y This is unbelievable almost immediately and just gets worse as the movie progresses. Ultimately this train wreck careens into one of the worst endings possible. I can’t get my two hours back, but perhaps I can save yours. Do not see this disaster. Rated 1/5 Stars •  Rated 1 out of 5 stars 09/19/24 Full Review Read all reviews

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