If you love Denzel Washington, Tony Scott and trains then you'll love The Taking of Pelham 123. The director of Top Gun, Crimson Tide and Man on Fire bring us a Suspense/Drama which pit subway dispatcher, Walter Garber (Denzel Washington), against hijacker and savvy money man, Ryder (John Travolta). The Ransom? Of course, money...but not too much of it. A majority of the movie is quality dialogue between the two as time ticks down and lives start being taken. Even though the outcome can be predicted during the first 10 minutes, it plays out pretty well.
Any fan of Washington or Travolta will enjoy their performances and interaction but the overall movie fell short. If it were any two other actors then this would have been a disaster of a movie, so I give kudos to Tony Scott for his selections. With a weak ending and even weaker beginning, not to mention a predictable plot, I can not justify giving this movie a rating higher than a B-.
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