Life on the Line (2016)
As a huge electrical storm sweeps towards Texas, lineman Beau Ginner is haunted by memories of his brother's death by lightning years earlier. Since that tragic day, he has raised his niece Bailey and risen to foreman of a lineman team. However, there is friction when Bailey's on-off boyfriend Duncan joins the crew, while another new recruit is hiding PTSD symptoms. Beau and his team are soon putting their lives at risk in a race to replace miles of power cables to keep the electrical grid running before the deadly lightning storm strikes. Based on a true story; this film is a tribute to the heroes who risk it all to keep us safe.
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So much average
The film makes a home in your brain and the only cure is to see it again.
The film creates a perfect balance between action and depth of basic needs, in the midst of an infertile atmosphere.
Great example of an old-fashioned, pure-at-heart escapist event movie that doesn't pretend to be anything that it's not and has boat loads of fun being its own ludicrous self.
Travolta needs to do scruffy more often, this was a good look for him. Sharon stone was brave without makeup and she looked younger than in some of her other movies so kudos to her. This was a good movie and I don't know anything about linemen, so I don't know how accurate it was. But there was too much drama and not enough about the story of the job. Good to watch once on a boring Tuesday night.
I liked it overall due to the lovely acting that really sealed home the emotional key points in most cases. They did have some unresolved subplots though. There's quite a bit more that they could have done with the film; however, they kind of skipped it. It's like they were trying to tell one story, but told another just because of the lack of development with some of the major characters. One example is Bailey. Beau was responsible for the deaths of both her parents and she took it all in stride. It was like she was slightly vapid, which didn't fit since her life was the one on the line. She knew something was wrong when that jerk with the muscle car (Ron) was going into the lady's house; however, she just stood watching. No one in their right mind would assume that the lady was having an affair with the jerk if they had ever met him. Basically, when she followed the husband in the house was the first time she was like "oh, something might be going on here." She had a working cellphone. She should have called the police. It would have saved her from getting shot; however, it would have negated the end of the movie. The ending at the substation was amazing though. Not just because of the spectacularness of Beau's resolution. It was also because he was finally making up for his mistake at the beginning of the film. All in all, I would watch it again.
This is an excellent film. It brings awareness and appreciation to those on the Line. It is unfortunate that it did not bring in the audience that have real appreciation for outstanding writing and actors. I am so glad I did not read the reviews before watching this film. Got to wonder how many movies I have missed by misleading critic and overall reviews. Truly worth watching.
Where to begin? John Travolta's agent was clearly smoking crack when he said 'John do this movie it's going to be bigger than Star Wars'.Within 5 minutes of the movie starting you know how it's going to end.The acting is at best wooden.The film's only redeeming feature is at the end when it highlights how many people have been killed trying to keep the lights on.