The Taking of Pelham 123 (2009)
Country: US/GB
Technical: col/2.39:1 106m
Director: Tony Scott
Cast: Denzel Washington, John Travolta, John Turturro, James Gandolfini
Synopsis:
A demoted MTA operator finds himself on despatch confronting a convicted fund manager turned hijacker who has taken a subway carriage hostage.
Review:
Hi-tech remake of the Seventies classic, with internet having a role to play, and the director's flashy mannerisms taking center stage: camera circles right in masters, left in close-ups; action is caught in partial composition; zoom reframes are jerked rather than graduated. Performances still find occasional moments in which to shine, amid all the expletives. The essential conundrum remains of how a stock broker type could survive ten years in gaol to become such a badass perpetrator!
Country: US/GB
Technical: col/2.39:1 106m
Director: Tony Scott
Cast: Denzel Washington, John Travolta, John Turturro, James Gandolfini
Synopsis:
A demoted MTA operator finds himself on despatch confronting a convicted fund manager turned hijacker who has taken a subway carriage hostage.
Review:
Hi-tech remake of the Seventies classic, with internet having a role to play, and the director's flashy mannerisms taking center stage: camera circles right in masters, left in close-ups; action is caught in partial composition; zoom reframes are jerked rather than graduated. Performances still find occasional moments in which to shine, amid all the expletives. The essential conundrum remains of how a stock broker type could survive ten years in gaol to become such a badass perpetrator!
Country: US/GB
Technical: col/2.39:1 106m
Director: Tony Scott
Cast: Denzel Washington, John Travolta, John Turturro, James Gandolfini
Synopsis:
A demoted MTA operator finds himself on despatch confronting a convicted fund manager turned hijacker who has taken a subway carriage hostage.
Review:
Hi-tech remake of the Seventies classic, with internet having a role to play, and the director's flashy mannerisms taking center stage: camera circles right in masters, left in close-ups; action is caught in partial composition; zoom reframes are jerked rather than graduated. Performances still find occasional moments in which to shine, amid all the expletives. The essential conundrum remains of how a stock broker type could survive ten years in gaol to become such a badass perpetrator!