In the Line of Duty: The FBI Murders (1988)

As good as I remember it

This was one of the CBS In the Line of Duty Series, I believe it was the first if I am not mistaken. It details the 1986 shootout between FBI Agents and two heavily armed bank robbers, which became known as the Miami Massacre.

All of the actors do a competent job in the rolls. The standout is Michael Gross, coming of his roll in Family Ties, does an outstanding job as William Mattox. This is one of Bruce Greenwoods early rolls and he does an ok job.

The movie glosses over the fact the most of the Agents were SWAT Team members and had better weapons than the armed robbers. But the weapons along with their heavy body armor was in their trunks. The final shootout is extremely accurate from the accounts I have read.

It was worth the $7.99 price I paid for it. Good movie, worth picking up. July 21, 2008

A Classic TV Movie

An excellent addition to my movie library. The FBI Murders is an excellent depiction of this true, horrific event. Ronny Cox and a very young Bruce Greenwood are exceptional in their roles -- particularly Ronny Cox, a very under-appreciated character actor. But the true brillance is going against character: David Soul and Michael Gross (who makes you forget he ever placed Michael P. Keaton's father). These two guys are plain scary. One scene with Gross is downright bone chilling ... sitting at the table in the dark, telling his wife to leave.

You can't go wrong with this movie. It is truly outstanding. June 23, 2008

Great Movie

Based on a true story, I saw this movie on TV many years ago and it was a good movie. David Soul played a great part in the movie I was very happy when I saw it was finally released on DVD. Highly Recommended. April 30, 2008

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I am so happy with my purchase. This is the only site that had what I was looking for. June 21, 2007

Good Police Training Tool

The FBI blamed this tragedy on a single 9mm Silvertip bullet, that failed to immediately drop the rifle toting bad guy. They fail to mention, the bullet performed exactly as designed, and the wound was a mortal one.

Truth be known, it was very poor tactics that caused the single most deadly day in FBI history. It began with the agents failing to use good vehicle position when making a felony stop, and progressed to learning never just bring a handgun, when the bad guys have a military caliber rifle, with high-capacity magazines. David Soul plays the Ruger Mini-14 armed bank robber, and his acting is excellent. He truly is creepy, and lends a lot to the character.

In the end, the bravery of one badly wounded agent, saved the day. However, not before several were agents were killed, and the rest gravely injured.

This movie is a good police training tool, concerning an incident that every law enforcement officer has heard about. Unfortunately, it is one that shows what NOT to do, rather graphically. May 14, 2007

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