I suppose that seeing The Taking of Pelham 123 wasn’t a total waste of time. The first half was good but the second half and the ending itself didn’t make much sense to me. The main character starts making decisions that I couldn’t figure out.

I wish Denzel Washington had found a more complete role. I haven’t seen him in anything for awhile. IMDB doesn’t have him in any roles last year which is a darn shame for such a wonderful actor. If you’ve ever seen ‘Glory’ or ‘Philadelphia’ you know what I’m talking about and you are probably as desperate as I am it see him in roles like those again.

In this movie, his character is likable enough. He isn’t weak or pathetic but he makes REALLY strange decisions over the course of about 2 hours in which the movie takes place.

John Travolta is the other big name in the movie and he does a good job playing a wacko. His performance reminded me of his role in ‘Face Off’ which I greatly enjoyed but somehow this wasn’t as riveting

Maybe I was just in a bad mood when I saw it. I think I should have picked a comedy instead.

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