“County Line” (** out of four) was an earnest but drab story of a former sheriff (Tom Wopat) who loses his bid for re-election and starts to question his purpose in life when an old friend and fellow sheriff (Jeff Fahey) of a neighboring town is shot and leads to an investigation that helps him to regain his focus, direction, and excitement in life. Wopat has one of his best roles in years as a man over-the-hill yet still trying to hold on but story meanders and is never as compelling or exciting as it could have been. You can only imagine what The Coen Bros. or David Lynch could have done with material like this.

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