Jeanskynebu
the audience applauded
RyothChatty
ridiculous rating
Phillida
Let me be very fair here, this is not the best movie in my opinion. But, this movie is fun, it has purpose and is very enjoyable to watch.
Paul Anthony Cassidy
This show is as good as anything on American TV at the moment. But alas it seems to be getting shot down for reasons that people don't worry about in shows like 'The Sopranos'. Yeah Cohen is out of control. But wait a minute don't we read about high ranking Law Enforcement officials screwing up all the time? Sampson has a family and is trying to balance FBI life with being a parent in an increasingly loveless marriage. But wait a minute. Isn't Tony Soprano trying to manage his family life and fragile marriage with his violent crime life? It is more likely to me that a leading FBI agent could have a sex and alcohol problem than it is that a Mob boss openly goes to see a shrink twice a week and has been doing so for years. And Malloy's muscle. Hell they are actually quietly sinister. Not like the Sopranos where everyone of Tony's crew are bad-a-bing stand up comedians from Bensonhurst.
And Paymer as Malloy is frickin' marvelous. Lets face it if you had never seen him in anything before you would be impressed. But like i predicted 'Car Pool' will always be held against him. I'm sorry but if a 5ft tall Joe Pesci can be a tough guy then so can Paymer. I think its called acting. Anyway so what if Malloy isn't hard. He's evil and real smart and to be a crime boss thats all you need.
I'm happy to see a new take on organized crime that offers a more modest look on the life than the wisecracking 'Sopranos'. Hopefully this show will be given the time and scope to reach the potential it undoubtedly has.
Will it reach the heights of the Sopranos? No chance. Infact its probably reaping the backlash of that show's popularity and dominance. But would Donovan Stubbins kick the $hit out of Tony Sope and his crew. NO doubt.
pooh-24
ABC throws to the general viewing audience another show featuring the FBI in its' latest installment,Line Of Fire.Like another action show that ABC has in its' nighttime lineup,that features an law enforcement agency of the state,Threat Matrix,Line Of Fire is heavy-handed and poorly done. Like Threat Matrix,Line Of Fire features an antagonist who,pretty much, is the centerpiece of the show in Leslie Bibb,who plays the soccer Mom/FBI agent in which the show goes out of its' way to prove that she is as tough as any male FBI agent out there.In TV land we have rough tough female FBI agents.In real life any FBI agents who are soccer moms aren't out on the field handling cases.The show goes overboard to show how tough Bibb's character can be. Conversely the mob boss in this show is David Paymer,who is about as hard as a piece of bread.Do not get me wrong,Paymer is a great actor,he is just miscast here.He seems more like Fredo Corleone than Michael Corleone.Because of the characterizations of Bibb's and Paymer's roles,it is hard to take this show seriously. If one wants to see an ABC series featuring the FBI,check out the old tv series that ABC ran back in the 1960's of the same name,that is somewhat better than this one and one is sure shall last a lot longer without a doubt.
Uxbridge
I tried to like this show but I just couldn't get into it. It's not for a lack of talent (Paymer and Bibb in particular are VERY good). It's just the same old mob family versus the Feds stuff that has been played 7 ways to Sunday by other shows. The scene where the FBI agent/Soccer Mom jumps out of her car to threaten an angry motorist (who's P.O.ed after getting into a fender-bender with Agent Mom's hubby) was a bit too much. Flashing her badge and screeching "FBI!" as she forces the motorist's face into the dirt to quell the situation was kind of an abuse of the badge and my believability. Strong female character? Yes! Over-the-top macho chick? Doesn't do any favours for anyone.Making her hubby feel like an impotent toad who can't even stand up for himself was sort of lame in itself.The cast is great but this premise already feels old and worn. Wish I could get into it but that's just not going to happen.
superslick
this show could be strong of ABC as long as they maintain the feud between the malloy crime family and the FBI. The main problem i have with this show is the plain stereotypical politically correct characters. The fact that one agent is a strong single mother and the other is a widow from 9-11 who constantly brings it up is kinda annoying. As long as this show maintains the fbi vs mafia storyline and does not begin to focus on the personal lives of the stereotypical agents it should be pretty good.
