Quartile rating: 6/10 · 1 rating
Frank Penny is a disgraced cop looking for a shot at redemption. When the police chief's 11-year-old daughter is abducted, Frank goes rogue to try and save her. But to find the girl, Frank will need the help of Ava Brooks, whose live-streaming news channel is broadcasting Frank's every move.
Line of Duty (2019) is a fairly generic action-thriller built on well-worn redemption-cop tropes. The premise of a disgraced officer going rogue to save a kidnapped child offers little narrative surprise, and the live-streaming news angle, while mildly contemporary, is not developed with enough originality to elevate the story. Acting is serviceable but unremarkable, with Aaron Eckhart going through familiar motions. Cinematography is competent and functional for the genre, showing some decent kinetic energy in action sequences but nothing visually distinctive. Novelty is low — the film recycles standard action-thriller beats without a singular voice or conception. The ending resolves predictably without meaningful stakes or surprise, consistent with the film's middling overall execution.