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Crossing the Line

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Crossing the Line (1991)

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Reviews Counted: 5 Fresh: 1  Rotten:4 Average Rating: 4.1/10

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Runtime: 1 hr 33 mins

Synopsis: After a union strike, Scottish miner Danny Scoular finds he's unable to secure another job. Quickly growing weary of not being able to support his family, Danny agrees to fight a bare-knuckle match that will bring in some cash. But before Danny realizes it, he'll be the sparring slave of gang... After a union strike, Scottish miner Danny Scoular finds he's unable to secure another job. Quickly growing weary of not being able to support his family, Danny agrees to fight a bare-knuckle match that will bring in some cash. But before Danny realizes it, he'll be the sparring slave of gang boss Matt Mason, a ruthless businessman who needs a fighter like Danny in his stable. While he's away training, his wife Beth, longing for the comforts of her middle-class upbringing, will take a lover. Hopefully, she'll find the strength to stand by her man because Danny may have to fight for his life. [More]

Genre: Dramas

Starring: Liam Neeson, Joanne Whalley

Director: David Leland

DVD Info

Release:

Mar 18, 2003

[DVD Details]

DVD Features:

  • Region 1
  • Keep Case
  • Anamorphic

Additional Release Material:

  • Trailers

Interactive Features:

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  • Interactive Menus

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In its present form, it comes across as a rather unpleasant and only fitfully absorbing film of social protest.

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06/20/07
Jonathan Rosenbaum
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1.5/5

It tells and tells its story but never delivers a punch that actually connects.

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06/20/07
Marjorie Baumgarten
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Leland and scriptwriter Don Macpherson have made one of Britain's finest existential thrillers in ages.

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06/24/06
Geoff Andrew
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Beginning with Mr. Neeson, every member of the cast is as good as the circumstances allow.

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12/06/05
Vincent Canby
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Leland strains for a profundity and seriousness that won't quite be squeezed from the material.

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