Raetsonwe Redundant and unnecessary.

LouHomey From my favorite movies..

Baseshment I like movies that are aware of what they are selling... without [any] greater aspirations than to make people laugh and that's it.

Suman Roberson It's a movie as timely as it is provocative and amazingly, for much of its running time, it is weirdly funny.

LeonLouisRicci Barely Watchable Misfire that Waivers Wildly Between Crime Thriller and Comedy. The Cast does Their Best with this Lame Material and the Film Lacks Any Style Whatsoever. It is a Dated Movie that may have a Few Amusing Scenes and a Line or Two of some Good Wordplay but Overall it is a Mess.There is One Embarrassment After Another. In the Opening a Lady Cop Fights to be Accepted in a Man's World. A Nightclub Song and Dance that is as Irritating as what goes on during the Scene as Lady Cop makes Advances Toward Raymond Burr, the Criminal Mastermind. A Bedroom Scene with Claire Trevor's Lady Cop Pulling a Gun on Fred MacMurray for what Might be a Pass. Last, but not THE Last Uncomfortable Scene is a Rest Stop at a Mexican't Home. Just Awful.On the Positive Side, there is Actually Mention of the Word DRUGS, but Only Once, the Rest of the Time it is Referred to as Stuff. A Sadistic Interrogation Scene, and the Mention of a Truth Serum, a Tabloid Headline After the War that had some Interest about Human Rights. But that's it, Move Along, there is Very Little of Interest here.

dallesmac "Borderline" was a big disappointment, given the expectations I had from the MacMurray-Trevor star duo. They played their roles gamely in this awkwardly scripted, boringly directed melodrama (with light comedy overtones). If you forget about the tedious, poorly motivated plot line, there are a few enjoyably light and playful scenes between the two stars (both of whom look great, especially Trevor). They have good chemistry, and the inevitable romance that interferes with their respective drug enforcement chores (only because each believes the other is a criminal), works, despite the lazy script development. The romance works so well, in fact, that the plot demand that MacMurray turn Trevor in seems pretty unbelievable.On a minor level, "Borderline" is interesting for its mid-20th century Hollywood depiction of Mexico and Mexicans. Lots of stereotyping, primarily for questionable comic effect. I disagree with IMDb's characterization of speaking "Mexican" as a goof. It struck me as intentional. That's the way some people talked then (and the way some people still do).

oldsenior It begins with Claire Trevor supposedly being a "crack" police officer, but the director has her all but aced out of the scene by two massive men in front of her, if she was so sharp she would have busted her way forward, front and center. From here the story gets downright silly, she goes undercover, she's suddenly a chorus girl in Mexico trying to infiltrate Raymond Burr and his gang. Then it gets sillier, Fred MacMurray is portrayed as a bad guy (we know he's a cop) who pushes his way into Burr's lair and literally kidnaps Claire. They're headed for the American border with drugs with a plan to catch the crooks, they start off from Mexico, but for some reason they have to stop and stay over night at a hotel, now it gets even sillier with the false 50's morals of the day; Claire gets scared when she fines herself alone in the hotel room with Fred, even though she's 40 years old, oh my, she somehow still has her gun to protect herself and still has her police mini=camera (pretty heady for a 50's flick), whats wrong with Fred, isn't he smart enough to frisk her to begin with. The whole plot is getting rather stupid with F and C outsmarting the Mexican police with a corpse in the car, etc. then have to make an impromptu plane landing on the coastline, not to mention the heat and dust of the whole trip, of course still looking like they just stepped out of Vogue, they stay at a class hotel and then get into what's supposed to be a "cute" bit of dialogue of who's a cop, your a cop, no you're a cop, pretty lame, even for a lame picture. The whole picture is a study in how to make a fast buck, (no problem there), I'm surprised there was a writing credit. All in all it was a pleasure to see the beautiful Claire Trevor on the heels of her Oscar win getting a nice wardrobe and Fred looking like his "My Three Son" self getting a nice trip to Mexico and Charles Lane acting like he's getting ready for the "Lucy" show, which he plays about the same role as he did here (unfortunately this wasn't supposed to be a comedy). The good news is that I only had to pay a dollar, plus tax for this DVD at the 99 cent store. See everybody wins. Anyways, that's Hollywood for you in the 50's, with the real sad and bad back drop of the McCarthy and Nixon Era fiasco's, not to mention the Korean War. Not a good time for some, like today......oops! Did someone say the Iraq War and same sex marriages!

Stephen Alfieri "Borderline" tries to be a lot of things. Romantic comedy, film noir, comedy of errors, gangster film, and more. Unfortunately it does not succeed at any of these genres.Led by Fred MacMurray and Claire Trevor, who have absolutely no chemistry together, this film suffers from an identity crisis.Film starts out on a serious note, story about drugs being smuggled over the border. Then Claire Trevor acts as though she thinks she's in "Hellzapoppin'". Broad, over the top, and just not right for the part. From there we meet Fred MacMurray who is only slightly more interesting.Yes, there are some humorous moments, but nowhere near enough to be able to recommend seeing this film.5 out of 10