in the line of fire give u a great game of cat and mouse . clint eastwood be plague by john malkovich in this riveting film . malkovich say he go to kill the president and and he purposely call eastwood and and push his button . he question eastwood ability to protect someone . malkovich bring a cold and but very intelligent mindset to his character . everything he do and he do for a reason and and he not shy about kill . eastwood have to overcome the suspicion of his superior in order to catch malkovich and but no one want to listen to him . the result be a film that crackle with suspense that escalate to a tense scene in a ballroom at the bonneventure hotel . wolfgang peterson ratchet up the tension and we feel every turn .