Rent In the Line of Duty (2019)
2.6 of 5 from 134 ratings
1h 35min
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- Synopsis:
- The film finds disgraced cop Frank Penny (Aaron Eckhart) on a rogue mission of redemption to find the Chief of Police (Giancarlo Esposito)'s abducted daughter. With the girl's chances of survival already slim, Penny makes a fatal mistake and kills the twisted abductor, eliminating their only lead as to the girl's whereabouts. Now joined by ambitious reporter Ava (Courtney Eaton) who is live streaming the search, all hell breaks loose when the dead abductor's brother (Ben McKenzie) arrives on the scene with a bloody thirst for revenge...
- Actors:
- Dina Meyer, Courtney Eaton, Giancarlo Esposito, Aaron Eckhart, Ben McKenzie, Jessica Lu, David Shae, Betsy Landin, Nickola Shreli, Lindsey Garrett, Heather Fusari, Jonathan Aidan Cockrell, Gary Peebles, Brandon Morris, Flanagan John, Leslie Sides, Jan Jeffcoat, MWW Michael Wilkerson, Sawyer Jones, James Hutchison III
- Directors:
- Steven C. Miller
- Producers:
- Craig Chapman, Scott LaStaiti, Myles Nestel, Martin Sprock, Tiffany Stone, Renee Tab, Christopher Tuffin, Skip Williamson
- Writers:
- Jeremy Drysdale
- Aka:
- Line of Duty / The Drop / Live!
- Studio:
- Signature Entertainment
- Genres:
- Action & Adventure, Thrillers
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Reviews (6) of In the Line of Duty
Will irritate your socks off - In the Line of Duty review by Alphaville
The first quarter-hour features one of the best foot chases you’ve ever seen, with a resourceful kidnapper pursued by cop Aaron Eckhart. After that the film plummets to the gutter with misguided attempts at humour that make all ensuing attempts at action laughable for the wrong reasons. Worst of all, Aaron gets saddled with one of those hyper-irritating idiot teen girls who tend to pop up in films such as this. Usually it’s a daughter in trouble, but here it’s a social media nerd who live-streams everything and goes Whoo at appropriate points. Pity the killer can’t seem to shoot straight when she’s around. When the film ends with happy-clapping and cheering, the film’s decline into absurdity is complete. Such a shame after such a brilliant opening sequence.
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Fun action film. - In the Line of Duty review by cr
While this action movie won't win any prizes for originality i still thought it was fun and entertaining. Aaron plays a grizzled veteran cop trying to track down his colleagues kidnapped daughter with a young journalist in tow. While a lot of the set up is unlikely the action never stops i wasn't bored and it isnt too long either. Recommended.
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Frenetic action, poor story - In the Line of Duty review by AB
The action is frenetic, much of it filmed on a hand-held camera. I felt a bit seasick eventually. Poor Aaron Eckhart, playing the cop, must have run a marathon by the end of the movie. The problem is that there are so many glaring plot-holes and inconsistencies that by the end I just had to shake my head and laugh in disbelief. Would a cop really put a young woman in harm's way by allowing her to live-film him while he fights a dangerous killer?
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