La Linea - The Line (2008)
"La linea" (original title)

The unstable new kingpin of a Tijuana drug cartel is targeted by an assassin for elimination.

Director:

James Cotten

Writer:

R. Ellis Frazier

Stars:

Ray Liotta, Andy Garcia, Esai Morales

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Ray Liotta	...	Mark Shields
Andy Garcia	...	Javier Salazar
Esai Morales	...	Pelon
Armand Assante	...	Padre Antonio
Valerie Cruz	...	Olivia
Jordi Vilasuso	...	Diablo
Kevin Gage	...	Wire
Bruce Davison	...	Anthony
Joe Morton	...	Hodges
Danny Trejo	...	Mario
Gary Daniels	...	Martin
Michael DeLorenzo	...	Pablo
David Ackert	...	Mohommad
Jason Connery	...	Randall
Victoria Elizabeth	...	Ana

Storyline

The story centers around veteran assassin Mark Shields as he tracks down, Pelon, the elusive head of the Salazar Crime Cartel. Through twists of fate, Shields ends up with a local woman, Olivia who is also fighting her own demons for the sake of her daughter. Set in the rich and atmospheric backdrop of Tijuana, Mexico, La Linea (The Line) is full of action, drama and finds its soul in the plight of the characters that inhabit the most dangerous city in North America.

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Plot Keywords:

assassin | mexico | tijuana mexico | homosexual | mexican american border | 

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Taglines:

There are some lines you should never cross

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Genres:

Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for violence, sexual material, language and drug content

Details

Country:

Mexico USA

Language:

Spanish English

Release Date:

22 December 2011 (South Korea)

Also Known As:

La Linea (The Line)

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$7,500,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Project One Films, Baja Films Internacional, Ronin Film and Media Group

Technical Specs

Runtime:

95 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Quotes

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.

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Soundtracks

"All Used Up"
Written by Vin Dombroski
Performed by Crud

User Reviews

Average ...

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.