In the Line of Fire The Rewatchables
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In the Line of Fire

The Stephen A. Smith Hottest Take Award

Tackling dummy better than Al; Russo the most entertaining 1990s actress

In the discussion (8)
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  • The hot take asks whether a tackling dummy would be a better agent than Al.
  • Russo is proposed as the most entertaining actress of the 1990s, with nine rewatchable films offered in support.
  • Roberts’s competing filmography is considered, but Russo remains the preference.
  • The vehemence of the Russo preference is questioned as possibly an impression rather than a sincere take.
  • Bullock’s 1990s filmography is another challenge to the Russo claim, but Russo’s Thomas Crown Affair finish sustains the preference.
  • The Russo list names Lethal Weapon 3, Freejack, In the Line of Fire, Outbreak, Get Shorty, Tin Cup, Ransom, Lethal Weapon 4 and The Thomas Crown Affair; Major League is raised and excluded before the nine-film list.
  • The Roberts comparison names Pretty Woman, Flatliners, Sleeping with the Enemy, The Player, The Pelican Brief, My Best Friend’s Wedding, Conspiracy Theory, Notting Hill and Runaway Bride; Erin Brockovich is explicitly placed in 2000. Pretty Woman’s year is corrected from1989to1990.
  • The Bullock comparison names Love Potion No.9, The Vanishing, The Thing Called Love, Demolition Man, Speed, While You Were Sleeping, The Net, A Time to Kill, Speed2, Practical Magic and Forces of Nature; it is an unranked filmography comparison.