The Taking of Pelham 123
In an ordinary work day in Manhattan, something horrifies happens that turns down the day, as four armed criminals under the leadership of Ryder, a dangerous criminal, hijacked a subway after noon, the thing that makes the lives of passengers in danger and challenges the police, as they have asked sum of money about 10 million dollars within one hour.
24 December 1974, New Jersey, USA
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16 March 1959, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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March 21, 2011
This sort of thing by design devolves into two guys talking on a phone, which if it's got any chance of working requires strong actors to bring their characters to life. Which is probably where Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 succeeds best.
June 15, 2009
Can a director be arrested for the attempted hijack of our emotions?
May 15, 2012
A professionally mounted genre exercise which tries to please both thriller and social drama crowds, and suffers mightily as a result.
February 11, 2012
You're so busy enjoying the sound and picture quality that you're inclined to forgive the film's missteps.
July 31, 2009
'The Taking of Pelham 123' is not a bad film: it's ponderous and shallow, but always watchable. But what it crucially fails to do, especially in the light of its illustrious predecessor, is justify its own existence.
June 15, 2009
Washington demonstrates his really remarkable ability to make us forget he's a movie star and completely believe he's a flawed but noble civil servant.
September 29, 2011
Thunderous, metallic, ominous, screeching sound effects add to the sensory perception that you're watching a megaton monster barreling toward a dramatic showdown.
June 12, 2009
Set in a nightmare New York City, the subway hostage thriller batters our nerves like a tom-tom.
June 12, 2009
Whereas the original, directed by Joseph Sargent, was essentially a well-oiled B movie, the new incarnation, directed by Tony Scott, is bristling with high-tech gimcrackery and over-the-top camera flourishes.
