The taking of Pelham 123 reiterates few of the principles John Travolta teaches Hugh Jackman in Password Swordfish; The principle of misdirection being the important one.
John Travolta once again features as the bad guy and this time takes 18 passengers as hostages on a local train in New York. He makes a demand for $10Million. Its just a misdirection. Denzel Washington plays the role of a station chief who unfortunately takes that chair only this day. The story runs as a drama with discussions between John and Denzel and the plot unfolds very well. Its fun to watch. At times you would feel that the story has a tinch of the movie PhoneBooth.
However we may not classify this movie as extraordinary or exceptionally good. The ending could not create the necessary bang. However its just good and fun.
My rating for the movie: 3/5
My verbal rating: Watch it once for fun. You might even watch it at home, if you do not want to spend time or money going to a theater.
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