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Movie critics combined give Taking of Pelham 1 2 3, The (2009) a score of 2.2662 out of 4
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Taking of Pelham 1 2 3, The (2009) scores a combined 1.25 out of 4 stars for Time Out New YorkTime Out New York
Film must truly be a director's medium. How else can such a deep pool of talent -- cool-as-a-cucumber Denzel Washington, James Gandolfini as a shifty NYC mayor, screenwriter Brian Helgeland (L.A. ...read the complete Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 movie review at Time Out New York
Taking of Pelham 1 2 3, The (2009) scores a combined 1.25 out of 4 stars for BrandonFibs.comBrandonFibs.com
The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 is the ultimate exercise in redundancy, a bullying, almost completely artless film, a superfluous venture in every possible way. ...read the complete Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 movie review at BrandonFibs.com
Taking of Pelham 1 2 3, The (2009) scores a combined 1.00 out of 4 stars for NY MagNY Mag
Travolta's high-tech 21st-century scheme turns out to be not just preposterous but superfluous, demented. ...read the complete Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 movie review at NY Mag
Taking of Pelham 1 2 3, The (2009) scores a combined 1.00 out of 4 stars for LarsenOnFilm (Josh Larsen)LarsenOnFilm (Josh Larsen)
Travolta barks and giggles and screams, as if creating a memorable nemesis was simply a matter of calling more attention to yourself than anyone else. ...read the complete Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 movie review at LarsenOnFilm (Josh Larsen)
Taking of Pelham 1 2 3, The (2009) scores a combined 1.00 out of 4 stars for The Onion A.V. ClubThe Onion A.V. Club
John Travolta's wildly successful post-comeback crusade to become synonymous with crap continues with The Taking Of Pelham 1 2 3, Tony Scott's bracingly awful remake/desecration of the classic '70s thriller. ...read the complete Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 movie review at The Onion A.V. Club
Taking of Pelham 1 2 3, The (2009) scores a combined 1.00 out of 4 stars for News BlazeNews Blaze
The movie might leave audiences feeling a lot like hostages themselves, at the hands of the director. Who seems to have a bit of a contact high with all the grating noise, grit and funk of runaway trains. Somebody needed to put the brakes on this guy too. ...read the complete Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 movie review at News Blaze
Taking of Pelham 1 2 3, The (2009) scores a combined 1.00 out of 4 stars for The Movie BoyThe Movie Boy
The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 is good for nothing other than to contrast how the same premise can be turned into both a classic motion picture, and a very, very bad one. ...read the complete Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 movie review at The Movie Boy
Taking of Pelham 1 2 3, The (2009) scores a combined 1.00 out of 4 stars for eFilmCriticeFilmCritic
If you are lucky enough to have seen the earlier classic, it is more than likely that you will find this version is something to be sneezed at after all. ...read the complete Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 movie review at eFilmCritic
Taking of Pelham 1 2 3, The (2009) scores a combined 1.00 out of 4 stars for Hollywood & FineHollywood & Fine
A compact thriller inflated into a big-budget showpiece that casually throws away its own best attributes to pander to an audience with an impaired attention span. ...read the complete Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 movie review at Hollywood & Fine
Taking of Pelham 1 2 3, The (2009) scores a combined 1.00 out of 4 stars for Brian Orndorf Brian Orndorf
Pelham would've been better served by a handful of Ritalin, or perhaps a director who wouldn't dare sacrifice rollicking suspense to feed his meaningless camera fetishes. ...read the complete Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 movie review at Brian Orndorf
Taking of Pelham 1 2 3, The (2009) scores a combined 1.00 out of 4 stars for Village VoiceVillage Voice
Scott's redo comes up short in almost every regard against the '74 model. ...read the complete Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 movie review at Village Voice
Taking of Pelham 1 2 3, The (2009) scores a combined 1.00 out of 4 stars for New York PressNew York Press
Pelham 123 exploits urban anxiety without relief or understanding. Using exacerbation as entertainment, it is simply an I HATE NY ad. ...read the complete Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 movie review at New York Press
Taking of Pelham 1 2 3, The (2009) scores a combined 0.80 out of 4 stars for MTV (Kurt Loder)MTV (Kurt Loder)
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Taking of Pelham 1 2 3, The (2009) scores a combined 0.80 out of 4 stars for Independent (Anthony Quinn)Independent (Anthony Quinn)
Compare him with the gang-leader in the 1974 film, played by Robert Shaw as a tight-lipped, ice-cool killer, and Travolta starts to look like a joke. ...read the complete Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 movie review at Independent (Anthony Quinn)
Taking of Pelham 1 2 3, The (2009) scores a combined 0.75 out of 4 stars for eFilmCriticeFilmCritic
The original "Pelham" went like a shot without sacrificing the wonderfully irate character of the city or the thrills of the story. This one goes 100mph right out of the gate and loses -no, disregards- everything that made the old classic work. ...read the complete Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 movie review at eFilmCritic
Taking of Pelham 1 2 3, The (2009) scores a combined 0.75 out of 4 stars for Austin ChronicleAustin Chronicle
You won't be disappointed: Shaw rocked it in ways Travolta hasn't even yet discovered, and Matthau makes Washington's character look like the dull, bureaucratic cog that he is. I love New York. ...read the complete Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 movie review at Austin Chronicle
Taking of Pelham 1 2 3, The (2009) scores a combined 0.75 out of 4 stars for Philadelphia WeeklyPhiladelphia Weekly
Foolishly attempts to update the 1974 classic by cranking the volume and inflating the Noo Yawk attitude to a cartoonish level of macho posturing. ...read the complete Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 movie review at Philadelphia Weekly
Taking of Pelham 1 2 3, The (2009) scores a combined 0.75 out of 4 stars for Associated PressAssociated Press
The prevalence of technology also makes the crime itself seem rather archaic. ...read the complete Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 movie review at Associated Press
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by DefyTime on July 17, 2009 Richardson, Texas
This movie feels like has been done a hundred times over. I'm so tired of seeing the same plot with almost the same actors. Denzel is much better than this. ...
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by aravind08 on July 16, 2009 ,
It is thriller movie, music is very nice and direction was very excellent, because all slide have the thrilling and suspense. it is mindbogglingly. ...
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Taking of Pelham 1 2 3, The (2009) is ranked overall as out of 4 stars
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Taking of Pelham 1 2 3, The (2009) is ranked overall as out of 4 stars
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