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Chaos reigns in the New York City subway system when heavily armed criminals, led by a mastermind named Ryder (John Travolta), hijack a subway train and threaten to kill everyone on board unless a...
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The gang has a good, sound plan, not too complicated, and they almost get away with it. But the movie’s appeal — which is considerable — doesn’t depend on the plan or on the easily foreseeable plot. It depends instead on a nice feel for New York City and some fine, detailed performances.
Breezy, thrilling, and quite funny, The Taking of Pelham One Two Three sees Walter Matthau and Robert Shaw pitted against each other in effortlessly high form. Read Critics Reviews
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Jun 10, 2009 · June 10, 2009. 3 min read. He has a getaway plan: John Travolta hijacks a subway train. There’s not much wrong with Tony Scott ’s “The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3,” except that there’s not much really right about it. Nobody gets terrifically worked up, except the special-effects people.
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three is a magical film that transports you to a living, breathing New York in 1974. It tells a thrilling, cold, and often funny tale. Full Review | Apr 1, 2020
The Taking of Pelham 123. Armed men hijack a New York City subway train, holding the passengers hostage in return for a ransom, and turning an ordinary day's work for dispatcher Walter Garber into a face-off with the mastermind behind the crime.
In New York, four criminals led by the smart Ryder (John Travolta) hijack the subway train Pelham 123, stopping the first car with nineteen hostages in a higher plane in the tunnel in Manhattan. Ryder calls the subway control center and the operator Walter Garber (Denzel Washington) talks to him.