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R. Ellis Frazier (writer)
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Stay on your side. more
Plot:
The unstable new kingpin of a Tijuana drug cartel is targeted by an assassin for elimination. full summary | add synopsis
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Blockbuster and Maya Entertainment Toe 'The Line'
 (From Cinematical. 28 July 2009, 4:33 PM, PDT)

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Also Known As:
The Line (International: English title)
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MPAA:
Rated R for violence, sexual material, language and drug content.
Runtime:
95 min
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Certification:
New Zealand:R18 | USA:R (certificate #45453) | Australia:MA

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Javier Salazar: Do nothing... If you want it shut down the fundamental flaw system... all you gotta do is step out of it's way... and it'll shut itself down. Nature has a way of correcting itself. more

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Average ..., 1 May 2009
6/10
Author: martin-ortiz from Mexico

It is very difficult to give something new to the audience. Specially when talking about such a controversial topics as Drug dealing, mafia, terrorism, cartels Etc.

Being Mexican myself I looked forward to see how a new director would portray this "not to take lightly" topic. The first impression I got as I began to watch the movie was the serious influence of Steven Soderbergh's "Traffic", a fabulous movie which provides an unusual vision of the drug underworld. As the movie continued it was not difficult to identify some the similarity with some other movies, not only character wise, but also concerning plot, conflict and even cinematography.

Shields' character is a weird mix of Denzel's Creasy in Man on fire and Pierce Brosnan's hit-man in Matador. Both very well structured characters, but when combined do not have the same effect.

It is difficult to be bring something new to Drug dealing movies, particularly because everything has pretty much been said about dealing drugs; so when a director tries to give some extra dramatic flavor, it has a contradictory effect, It is appealing but not very coherent.

Check out this movie it is not completely dismissible, specially if you take into account its independent nature. But do not expect to see anything worth referring to in the future.

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