"...Movie making of the high, smooth commercial order that Hollywood prides itself on but achieves with singular infrequency....[Eastwood lends] tone and class..."
New York Times

"...Terrifically exciting..."
Rolling Stone

"...A proficiently made thriller....Eastwood splendidly gives Horrigan humor, grit and imagination..."
Variety

"Anyone on the hunt for surefire movie concepts need look no further than IN THE LINE OF FIRE....Engrossing..."
Entertainment Weekly

"...Clint Eastwood excels here as a Secret Service agent with an Achilles' heel....The rest of the cast is equally impressive..."
Sight and Sound

"It's Malkovich, as an assassin tormenting Eastwood's aging Secret Service agent, who gives this movie its pulse."
Premiere

"Clint Eastwood followed his Oscar triumph UNFORGIVEN with a tough turn as a veteran secret service man....Riveting..."
Empire