THE TAKING OF PELHAM ONE TWO THREE (John Godey) - June 4/09

Well written but overlong, The Taking of Pelham One Two Three certainly possesses a good amount of exciting and compelling sequences but it often seems to possess just as many interludes that are overly descriptive and dwell in the minutia of uninteresting things. Still, the characters are awfully vivid and it's impossible not to get caught up in the ongoing efforts of both sides to resolve the increasingly perilous situation. The ending was pretty great, too ("surprise.") *** out of ****