The Taking of Pelham 123 (2009)

	Also Known As: -
	Year of first release: 2009
	Director: Tony Scott (Enemy of the State, Top Gun)
	Actors: Denzel Washington (Crimson Tide, Deja Vu), John Travolta (Saturday Night Fever, Pulp Fiction), John Turturro (Transformers 1-3), Luiz Guzma (Journey 2), James Gandolfini (Crimson Tide)
	Country: USA
	Genre: Action, Thriller
	Conditions of visioning: 01.01.2013, HD VOD, Home cinema
Synopsis: An organized group of bandits take control of and stop a subway train in New York. Their leader (Travolta) wants to speak only with the subway controller (Washington).
Review: Not easy to make a post-9/11 terrorist movie in New York. But in this one it is made clear from the beginning that it is only about money (not to re-open America's wounds to much). The two main actors, as good as usual, bring credibility to this story that is otherwise pretty boring. There is a lot of talking in the movie, and the action scenes are shot either video-clip or Google-Earth style. The originality lies in the relationhip terrorist-spokesman that is shown in a different light. The use of a "normal guy" as negociator reminds me of Die Hard, in which Bruce Willis wants to talk only to the overweight police officer that helped him once. Not the best movie by the late Tony Scott.
Rating: 5 /10