The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 Critic Reviews

It's a first-class ride. All aboard.Read the full review

Scott gets into the zip and rush of urban energy with an enthusiasm bordering on hilarity.Read the full review

Even at a distance from each other (Washington/Travolta), they conduct a tag-team master class in old-style movie star technique, barreling through every cliché and nugget of corn the script has to offer with verve and conviction. Even when you don't really believe them, they're always a lot of fun to watch.Read the full review

More than anything a fascinating portrait of how much New York has changed in 35 years, the film delivers the goods in excitement and big-star charisma.Read the full review

The new Pelham takes the chilling original premise and modifies it for an era steeped in technology, making for an energetic and engrossing adaptation.Read the full review

Has all the usual virtues of a good action suspense drama, but it lacks that extra something - that context, that vital interchange - that made the original "The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3" such a memorable experience in 1974.Read the full review

Gripping and compelling, and doesn't make us wish we had checked our brains at the theater entrance.Read the full review

So professionally done you rarely have the luxury of taking your eyes off the screen.Read the full review

By itself, the new "Pelham" is a solid, suspenseful tale all over again, so long as it stays in the subway tunnels and airless offices of the transit department.Read the full review