The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3

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The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3

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The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3

Denzel Washington, John Travolta, John Turturro, James Gandolfini, Victor Gojcaj

In The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3, Denzel Washington stars as New York City subway dispatcher Walter Garber, whose ordinary day is thrown into chaos by an audacious crime: the hijacking of a subway train....( read more  read more... ) John Travolta stars as Ryder, the criminal mastermind who, as leader of a highly-armed gang of four, threatens to execute the train's passengers unless a large ransom is paid within one hour. As the tension mounts beneath his feet, Garber employs his vast knowledge of the subway system in a battle to outwit Ryder and save the hostages. But there's one riddle Garber can't solve: even if the thieves get the money, how can they possibly escape?

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  • DouglasWCollins
    December 4, 2009
    DouglasWCollins
    This movie was extremely disappointing. Proof positive that language can completely destroy an otherwise ho-hum movie
  • clooneyfan
    November 25, 2009
    clooneyfan
    The updated version was just as interesting as the original!
  • SilentScreamer
    November 15, 2009
    SilentScreamer
    review to come
  • johnd62
    November 15, 2009
    johnd62
    It is interesting to watch how stories can change depending on the director's style.
    In this case director Tony Scott turned a quieter intense thriller into a balls-out action film that only Scott can deliver. Which just happens to be both one of the film's strong points as well...( read more) as its biggest flaw. Yes it is quite distinctive from the 1974 film but it is also more or less the exact same film from any other Tony Scott in the last decade. All flaws and total disinterest in logic in place.
    Luckily that means all the strongest points of Tony Scott's film, in particular the cast. With his fourth film with Scott, Denzel Washington is once again solid as the lead. Providing a quiet strength and flawed everyman needed for the character and never being attention to the his star power. It just goes to show how strong he really is as an actor.
    Now on the polar opposite of subtle, John Travolta dials his performance up to 11 and loves every second of it. Its great to see Travolta back in "Face/Off" mode and is actually the funniest time I've had at a Travolta film in a long time.
    Both actors provide great sense of conflict and find an equal level realism and crazy fun and for a solid 2/3s of the film it keeps that balance.
    Then comes the ending, which throws out just about everything that was good about this film out of the window and just becomes an bombardment of annoying cuts, frantic camera work and cars crashing all over the place, as though I was re-living my driver's test all over again. Which is a shame because Scott has a really great story here but he just can't stay still and let the story tell itself.
    So what your left with is a solid rental and a fun popcorn film but nothing near as great as the first film.
  • YLOWBSTARDreturns
    November 15, 2009
    YLOWBSTARDreturns
    A really entertaining heist film that I can only describe as very solid. Great direction, cinematography, and performances all around (especially from Travolta).

    One of Tony Scott's better efforts.
  • JaneDoeNili
    December 17, 2009
    JaneDoeNili
    Ordinary movie with great actors. I love watching John Travolta as a bad ass character. Short but catchy.
  • patti75dfly
    December 17, 2009
    patti75dfly
    this one is kul also.
  • jimmyhelpless
    December 16, 2009
    jimmyhelpless
    Loved this movie! Alsome actors and just an overall great film! Wish it would have had a different ending but over all, I would watch again!
  • bonshoemaker
    December 16, 2009
    bonshoemaker
    not a good as the original but Travolta and Washington were very good.
  • jp992751
    December 15, 2009
    jp992751
    If it is action you want, then it is action you get.
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