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

Most Rewatchable Scene

Final phone call and rooftop chase

In the discussion (21)
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  • The opening boat scene is praised, including Tobin Bell and McDermott with a bag over his head.
  • Whether Frank can identify an unloaded gun by weight is debated; a magician’s card-counting-by-weight demonstration makes the premise seem plausible.
  • Frank meeting Lily and trading chauvinist jokes is a scene candidate; her amused pushback is praised.
  • Frank’s introductory insults and overt flirting would be unacceptable in a modern workplace.
  • The second phone call’s Kennedy discussion is praised, especially Frank’s pause before conceding his critics may have been right.
  • The villain’s dismissive judgment of Kennedy’s favorite poem is enjoyed.
  • The bank visit is a scene candidate, especially the instant the invented Minneapolis high school exposes Mitch and he decides to kill the clerk.
  • The ice-cream walk and window-dressing argument are scene candidates, despite Frank’s objectionable manner.
  • Lily looking back as Frank hopes she will is a praised romantic beat.
  • Frank’s demographic joke and regretful address to Lincoln are enjoyed.
  • Frank’s bronchitis-related breakdown while protecting the president is a scene candidate.
  • The phone call framing the contest as offense versus defense is a scene candidate.
  • Frank’s encounter with the CIA and the description of Mitch as a wet boy are scene candidates.
  • Mitch killing the hunters with his homemade gun is a scene candidate.
  • The furious phone confrontation flowing into the chase is agreed as the most rewatchable scene.
  • Treating all the phone calls as a single scene is suggested as a possible cheat.
  • The rooftop pursuit is praised, while McDermott’s inability to keep up is mocked.
  • Mitch saving Frank and the reportedly improvised gun-in-mouth gesture are praised.
  • Frank identifying the assassin and the final gun confrontation are scene candidates.
  • The elevator climax is praised, especially breaking the light bulbs and using the walkie-talkie to direct Lily to aim high.
  • The last phone call followed by the chase is reaffirmed as the shared scene choice.