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On the Line is more of a thriller than an action picture, but I think it’s worth watching it for Mel Gibson’s performance.
I cannot think of anyone in the movie who could have filled the part of Elvis Cooney the Motormouth DJ better than Mel Gibson. He has given better performances, but at least in this movie, he emotes from the range of arrogance, to fear to anger and much more.
In this review, I would like to focus on the first part of the movie. Elvis, who is a pathetic excuse of a human being, comes across as a rather unpleasant jerk to everyone around him. However, when he receives a phone call from some guy named Gary while he is broadcasting live, it makes him evaluate his entire life… or at least I think he does. Sadly, I cannot discuss the details without giving major spoilers so I will have to caution you now that if you want to know more, I will be revealing some vital pieces of information.
On the Line will either be loved or hated depending on how much one truly appreciates the plot twist. I hated it, as to me, the movie is insulting to its viewers. What bothers me the most is that Elvis doesn’t learn anything and he has no character arc. He is a knob at the start and a knob at the end which means there is no character development. I was furious that I had wasted 90 minutes getting invested in a story where my interest was never satiated. I was so fed up that I was in a terrible mood for the rest of the night.
The first half increased the tension quite a bit, and I was along for the ride and was entirely uncertain how it was going to play out. We’ve had this type of story once before, but this one in particular made me think of David Fincher’s The Game. Just not as good.
From the beginning of the film, it felt like something was off and that there was going to be some twist at the end. I was left baffled at its reveal. It really is not something I would care to see again, because there is nothing more to it than a poorly disguised trick that is utterly pointless and an absolute waste of time.
In general, Mel Gibson’s performance in On The Line is decent, but Gibson’s performance combined with the first half of the film creates so much suspense that it completely unravels in the awful last 15 minutes of the movie. In those last minutes, I saw the most anger-inducing ending I’ve seen in a while. Check it out if you want to see how it ends. I’ve heard mixed comments from people, some people like it while others shared my rage at the ending.
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