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In The Line Of Fire


Special Edition
Genre: Thriller

Reviewed In Issue 49 (June 2001) Of Widescreen Review®

Stars:
Clint Eastwood, John Malcovich, Rene Russo, Dylan McDermott, Gary Cole, Fred Dalton Thompson & John Mahoney

WSR Review Scores
WSR Picture Rating: 4.5
DD Sound Rating: 5
DTS Sound Rating: NA
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Reference Systems
Critics' Composite Score: 4.5
Internet Links
http://www.cthv.com

Special Features
Includes director


 DVD General Information

(Studio/Distributor): Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment
(Catalog Number): 52317
(MPAA Rating): R
(Rating Reason):

Rated R for violence and language.
(Retail Price): $24.95
(DVD Type): Single Side, Dual Layer (DVD9)
(Widescreen Edition): Yes
(Full Screen Edition): No
(Anamorphic Widescreen): Yes
(Running Time In Minutes): 128
(Color Type): Color
(Chaptered/Scene Access): Yes
(Closed Captioned): Yes
(Regional Coding): 1
(Theatrical Year): 1993
(Theatrical Release): Yes
(Direct-To-Video Release): No
(DVD Release Date): 02/27/01
(THX® Digitally Mastered): No

 Credits Information

(Director): Wolfgang Petersen
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  WSR Narrative Review
Story Synopsis:
Critically acclaimed for its excellence, Eastwood gives a fine performance as Frank Horrigan, a tough, heroic, yet flawed agent out to stop the assassination of the President

DVD Picture:
Compared to the DVD reviewed in Issue 25, the anamorphically enhanced 2.40:1 DVD appears to be the same transfer. The picture looks quite good, with images that are sharp and finely detailed. Color fidelity is well balanced, with accurate fleshtones, rich hues, and deep, solid blacks. Fleshtones border oversaturation at times, appearing slightly orange at times. Contrast and shadow delineation are nicely rendered throughout, and the picture exhibits good depth and definition. With minimal pixelization and edge enhancement, this is still a title with great image quality. (Suzanne Hodges)

Soundtrack:
The soundtrack is encoded in Dolby

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