Thursday, April 04, 2019

MovieNotes: The 15:17 to Paris

Title: The 15:17 to Paris (IMDB)
Released: 2018 
*ing: Alek Skarlatos, Anthony Sadler, Spencer Stone 
Director: Clint Eastwood 
Language: English 
Genre: Drama, Based on real events 

Basic Premise 
Three friends save a train full of people from a terrorist loaded with guns.

MovieNotes 
The main lead protagonists are played by the real persons themselves. This was certainly the most interesting bit abo ut the movie. This has its pros and cons - the acting looks terrible and yet has a real-world feel to it! e.g. the protagonists doing touristy things like taking Instagram-worthy selfies! 

There is more time spent on the background of the heroes than the actual action. The main event on which the movie is based on hardly lasts a few minutes. So there is hardly any build-up in that. Which in itself is not a bad thing. As the New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern said recently, the killer was a terrorist and need not be named. The movie depicts the life of the heroes only. How they ended up at that moment. The terrorist is just incidental. 

The message is clear. In times of crisis one must act! 

Rating: 6/10. Nothing to remember by though. 

Previously on MovieNotes: Stree

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