Tony Scott returns to the big screen with a remake of "The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3," starring Denzel Washington and John Travolta. Let's find out what some of the Web's critics have to say about the thriller:
• Josh Tyler at CinemaBlend: "Solid performances from Washington and Travolta are wasted on a script that probably wasn’t worth making and a movie that’s definitely not worth seeing."
• Matt Goldberg at Collider: "Of course, Scott does what he always does: hyperactive editing regardless of the appropriate tonality as dictated by the narrative."
• Ron Henriques at LatinoReview: "There are so many directions the story could have taken, all of them better than the final result."
• Cole Abaius at FilmSchoolRejects: "What works about 'Pelham' is that, despite being high concept, there’s a solid focus on the characters that gives us shades of who they are without getting too preachy or attempting to get deeper than it needs to."
• William Goss at Cinematical: "It's all sizzle and no steak, and by the time Scott's gotten away scot free with your time and money, it's liable to make any moviegoing melonfarmer drop an expletive or two of their own."
• Brad Brevet at RopeOfSilicon: "The film is just as absurd as the trailers insinuate, but Scott has enough talent as a director who seems to be stuck in neutral to keep things interesting for the duration."