Self-important, over-dramatic, uninspired.

Fanciful, disturbing, and wildly original, it announces the arrival of a fresh, bold voice in American cinema.

This is a coming of age storyline that you've seen in one form or another for decades. It takes a truly unique voice to make yet another one worth watching.

Amazing worth wacthing. So good. Biased but well made with many good points.

I agree with the other viewers. This is not a great movie, not a masterpiece, but not a corny film either. The story is highly improbable, we can find many non sense in this feature, as in many other flicks of this kind. Large holes where a truck could pass through. There is not real lead, no hero in this tale. And that's what I like. No good guys who fight against bad ones. In fact, where are the good guys? I love that. And Ray Liotta plays here a desperate character as he was in PHOENIX, in 1999. And the ending is very similar to the Danny Cannon's film. A sort of mercenary who's in search of himself, in search of redemption. OK, we have seen that before too. But I always find this interesting.A pretty good actioner.

This movie had a great deal to be excited about, including the setting in TJ, some fine actors who actually turned in excellent performances, a few memorable vignettes that built expectations, and a plot flip late in the movie that was well executed.Unfortunately these component parts were hashed together into an agonizingly slow moving hodgepodge world where nothing made much sense. It was difficult to build tension, or even interest as a multiplicity of characters were tossed into the mix without clear purpose or clear connection to the main storyline, and the storyline itself included major elements that made no sense at all. I don't claim to be the most observant person in the world but I spent most of the movie wondering what the heck was happening. What was the relationship between Liotta and Cruz? Why did she take care of him? Why bring a hired gun into your home with your little girl and get involved in some kind of fight between cartels? Cruz was cast as a big hearted street-wise prostitute, so why would she act so stupidly? And there was no chemistry at all there, so what's the point? Then we have supposedly highly skilled assassins trying to 'get' one kingpin and they take on about 20 guns in a parking lot -- two of them. Really slick. And Liotta, the professional's professional suddenly goes rogue and single handedly takes on a building full of thugs like something out of a Rambo movie. Give me a break. Don't lure us into believing this is some kind of a thinker's gang movie, then toss in some silly one man against the mob action scene.It's worth watching for the scenery, the vignettes that work, and some of the acting. But don't get your expectations up too high. There isn't enough action to make this really exciting, and the plodding sentimentality of much of the plot is sundered by the absurdity of some of its elements.

The film left a strong impression on me, which is why I'm an ardent supporter of and proponent for it. I love crime/gangster dramas, because a well-made one is able to compress and magnify human emotions through a clear-cut dramatic arc of its main characters. The nature of the genre means that the highest possible stakes are in play -- namely human life. When this is complicated by a flawed protagonist, as Ray Liotta's character certainly is, who also is propelled along a spiritual arc parallel to the dramatic one, then the story becomes even more interesting and compelling.Of course, it all starts with Mr. Frazier's screenplay, which was excellent. I have to give credit to the director, Mr. Cotten, as well, but the lyrical, poetic, almost operatic tone of the film comes from the script. His writing drew me in, captured my imagination, and was emotionally resonant. I spent a lot of time in Tijuana between 2004- 2008, when my friend was assigned to the U.S. Consulate there as Chief of the American Citizens Services Section, and the verisimilitude of atmosphere was not missed, which is important, since TJ itself is a character in the film.Finally, because of all these effective elements and components (great writing, acting, art direction, cinematography and direction), the film took me on a journey that I wanted to go on, and didn't cheat me emotionally. Some stories are served and heightened by ambiguous endings, but 'La Linea' called for a clearly-defined one, and the denouement was perfect. And even with the integrity of the story logic, I never saw the plot twist at the end coming! It was a satisfying one, and again, a sign of great writing. I truly hope that the film receives the recognition that it deserves

I was invited to a private screening of "La Linea" here in Los Angeles, but really didn't know what to expect. I have to say though that I really thought the film was something special, it reminded why I love independent film so much. From the intelligent, refreshing plot, layered and interesting characters,to the beautiful cinematography (reminiscent of Traffic, Man on Fire, etc). I also thought the music was really cool in the film (will have to check out who did it). I just think La Linea delivered on all fronts, and truly deserves all the accolades and attention I feel it will receive. Im looking forward to seeing it again when it comes out.