Clint Eastwood’s bold choice to have real protagonists does little to enliven a listless story about friendship. Although the terrorist attack is effectively staged, The 15:17 To Paris fails to spin a remarkable film out of a remarkable act of heroism.
That these men are brave beyond measure and saved countless lives is in no doubt but, with its focus on the dullest of details, lack of psychological insight and bizarre shifts in tone, it's a bewildering folly indeed.
Three young Americans who bravely foiled an attack on a train play themselves in a drama that focuses too much on their excruciatingly dull backstories.
Another cool and subtle treatise on the nature of heroism from this American master.
The film may be corny and a little gauche but there is no arguing with its sentiments.
Three US tourists who foiled a terror attack on a French train play themselves. Poor call by director Clint Eastwood.
The friends who foiled a gunman--and are now playing themselves in a Clint Eastwood movie
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