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Denzel Washington
John Travolta
Luis Guzmán
Victor Gojcaj
Gbenga Akinnagbe
John Turturro

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A subway dispatcher's day is thrown into chaos when an armed gang holds a subway train hostage and demands a large ransom within the hour before they start killing people.

01/28/2012 (0 of 0 found this helpful)

The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 (2009)

It begins in New York City, where a MTA dispatcher Walter Garber (Denzel Washington) feels he is just having an ordinary day like any other that is until his train Pelham 123 is hijacked by group of gunman, led by Ryder (John Travolta). The gunmen take the train and its passengers’ hostage and demand a ransom of 10 million dollars to be paid within one hour. Every minute past the one hour deadline will result in a hostage being killed.

But Ryder suddenly grows interested in Garbers` background and feels that they alike in many ways because Garber has an ongoing investigation against him for taking a bribe. Garber soon finds himself trying to negotiate on behalf of Ryder's subway hostages. Their performances are truly brilliant as Garber tries to keep Ryder talking, trying to outwit hi...

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2.5/4 

01/16/2012 (0 of 0 found this helpful)

"The Taking Of Pelham 1 2 3" by Yojimbo

A ruthless gang of machine gun toting criminals hijack a subway train to extort $10 million from New York City. A remake of the cult classic of the 1970s which went some way to "inspire" Tarantino when he wrote Reservoir Dogs, The Taking Of Pelham 123 is a typical Scott-Washington collaboration and demonstrates the usual glossy skill each possess when making a mainstream Hollywood thriller. I was tiring of the inevitable Tony Scott visual masturbation by the time the credits had even finished but for the most part, it's a very efficient potboiler. It's very much a two man show as the dialogue between Denzel and a rather Village People looking Travolta is the best aspect of the film, affording Scott an opportunity for more of the kind of "personal revelations at gunpoint" he showcased duri...

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2/4 

12/26/2011 (0 of 0 found this helpful)

The Taking of Pelham 1, 2, 3 review

"Ryder" (John Travolta), along with three other armed men Bashkim (Victor Gojcaj), Emri (Robert Vataj), together with a former train operator Phil Ramos (Luis Guzmán) takes control of Pelham 123, a New York City Subway 6 train. Walter Garber (Denzel Washington), a former assistant chief transportation officer, does everything he can to save the lives of the people on the train by cooperating with Ryder. The Mayor (James Gandolfini) agrees to pay Ryder's demand and orders cash from the Federal Reserve to be sent to Vanderbilt Ave and 42nd Street.

The only thing interesting were the exchanges and communications between Ryder and Garber. Pace of the film was fast but lacks better character build-up and noteworthy suspense for this type of genre. Its story really revolved around 2 ch...

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2.5/4