i be a huge fan of big and loud and trashy and completely stupid action movie such a the rock and con air etc . all of these be great fun to watch but and when you think about it and extremely silly . in the line of fire tell a story and it tell it well . with plausibility as well a excitement and suspense it also address several important moral question that really make you think . the last shot of the movie be eastwood and russo sit together on the step of the white house watch the pigeon to gentle and peaceful music and i felt a deep feeling of satisfaction . this be because i care about the character and i be happy for them that their story have come to a happy conclusion . it felt like a true story . a the age secret service agent torment by the fact that he fail to protect jfk on that fateful day in dallas and clint eastwood be fantastic . he brilliantly convey his paranoia and his personal need to stop his adversary . on the other side of the spectrum be john malkovich and a the creepy predator who torture eastwood about what happen in 1963 by openly tell him of his plan to kill the current president . this oscar nominate performance really get under your skin . throughout the movie and malkovich talk to eastwood a if they be friend . he doesn not threaten him and he doesn not lie to him and he doesn not laugh at him and but he torture him with his unbearable friendliness right up to the last moment . as well a this thrill main plot and there be a charming love story involve rene russo and another agent and eastwood . despite the age difference and they have superb chemistry on screen and the director wisely do not let this dominate too much but keep it a part of the backdrop which work nicely . to sum up and i love this film because it have a mind .