SummaryLife on the Line is an action thriller and family drama centered on Beau (John Travolta), his beloved niece Bailey (Kate Bosworth) and the hardworking men who risk their lives to work "on the line" and keep the electric grid running. These unsung heroes brave raging storms and dangerously dizzying heights in their dedication to keeping the popula... Read More
Directed By:David Hackl
Written By:Chad Dubea, Primo Brown, Marvin Peart, Peter I. Horton
Life on the Line
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Nov 17, 2016
40
Life on the Line traffics in piled-on, predictable melodrama, with only intermittent sparks.
Dec 19, 2016
30
The narrative is so predictable that, when an outburst of trash-talking doesn’t escalate into a barroom brawl, it’s not just surprising, it’s pretty close to shocking.
Nov 17, 2016
30
Concerned with both physical and psychological hazards of the job, Life on the Line manufactures a pileup of looming disasters to which director David Hackl lends no cadence.
Nov 17, 2016
30
Director David Hackl’s Life on the Line is supposed to be a moving story about men working electrical lines. Viewers, however, might require a high-voltage shock just to endure it.
Nov 16, 2016
25
The slumming stars actually make the situation worse for everyone; Life On The Line plays like an ego trip without any accompanying fun.
Nov 21, 2016
20
A listless cast and a crushingly flat script fail to illuminate the lives of high-wire electrical workers in Life on the Line, which instead resorts to tired story beats and a false sense of self-righteousness.
Nov 17, 2016
20
Underappreciated occupations deserve better than the cliché-clogged, utterly predictable Life on the Line, a terrible movie about the workers who keep the electrical grid functioning.
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Feb 25, 2017
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this is the WORST mcfreaking movie I have ever seent! I wanted to stab my eyeballs rather than watching this film. the jabronis that came up with this idea need to get fired IMMEDIATELY because the idea **** and i wanted to DIE!!!!!
