Pacionsbo Absolutely Fantastic

Mathilde the Guild Although I seem to have had higher expectations than I thought, the movie is super entertaining.

Logan By the time the dramatic fireworks start popping off, each one feels earned.

Billy Ollie Through painfully honest and emotional moments, the movie becomes irresistibly relatable

Greatornot In answer to the negative views , I must point out that this movie was very believable. Most people are overwhelmed by even the ILLUSION of bulliness. There was an attempted escape or 2 . Oh by the way , have you heard of the KITTY GENOVESE CASE. This movie was way ahead of its time . I loved the fact they gave each character a platform explaining the psychology, sociology and overall dynamics leading up to their 'fate' on that train. Genius indeed. Great acting, suspense and in some ways very HITCHCOCKIAN. The cast blew me away and if you want to see Martin Sheens partner in crime ... Tony Musante, you can see him in WE OWN THE NIGHT. He actually plays a good guy in that movie albeit a few pounds heavier lol. He was such a wonderful 'bad' guy in this movie. Treat yourself and watch this gem . I do not like remakes but this one would be an exception

Woodyanders Martin Sheen and Tony Musante are both chillingly intense and believable as a couple of nasty no-count hoodlums who terrorize a motley assortment of folks on a New York City subway car late at night. The pernicious pair force the various passengers to face up to their true (often pathetic) natures. Director Lary Peerce, working from a painfully incisive script by Nicholas E. Baehr, trenchantly uses the subway car as a microcosm of American society where all of man's worst fears and foibles come into play. Moreover, Peerce makes a grim, yet provocative statement about how most people become passive victims when thrust into a dangerous crisis situation. The sterling cast all give stand-out performances: Bob Bannard and Beau Bridges as two soldier buddies, Donna Mills as a mousy virginal blonde, Victor Arnold as Mills' amorous boyfriend, Jack Gilford and Thelma Ritter as a bickering elderly couple, a surprisingly solid Ed McMahon as a harried middle-class father of a little girl, Diana Van Der Vlis as MacMahon's wife, Robert Fields as a timid homosexual, Brock Peters as an angry white-hating black man, Ruby Dee as Peters' long-suffering wife, Gary Merrill as a desperate, down on his luck businessman, Mike Kellin as a meek school teacher, and Jan Sterling as Kellin's fed-up wife. Better still, the characters are well drawn and recognizably real human beings. This in turn makes the brutal ordeal they endure that much more potent and disturbing to watch. Gerald Hirschfeld's stark, vivid black and white cinematography, Terry Knight's rattling, rousing score, and the plausibly grungy Big Apple atmosphere further enhance the gritty realism and claustrophobic tension of this rough and unnerving movie. An absolute powerhouse.

kelsci I never watched this film before. I am originally from Queens,N.Y. so it did bring back memories,subway memories that is. I believe that NYC transit cops were riding the trains at that time. I noted the fare was 20 cents which had risen from 15 cents perhaps not too long before this film was produced. These were the last years that these particular kinds of subway cars were used on the subway lines of NYC. There were so many breakdowns that the city had to buy new cars not long after this film was made. I loved those old cars though. They had such a nice smell to them. On top of that, I loved the sound that they made. The sound people for this film captured that to a tee. I felt like I was riding in one of these cars again for just the moments that the movie was on. I got the feeling of an art film here as well. The black and white photography gave perfect atmosphere to this movie. Here it is 2007, and one cannot deny that Sheen and Bridges look good for their age and continue working in the industry. I never rode on the 3rd Ave. El but I remember it being in existence at that time. A good film of multi-characters;perhaps a good alternative title is "strangers on a New York subway train".

gettysburg_photos What's with all this praise for a cartoon of a movie? The acting was fair at most. Martin Sheen and Tony Musante resembled a couple of choir boys. They're going to terrify a subway car loaded with men, including two soldiers? Gimmee a break. There were so many unbelievable moments I don't know where to begin. For instance; why didn't the "terrified" passengers simply get off at the next stop? Why didn't one or two of the "men" on board simply deck the pair of laughable punks? Why does it takes ten times longer for the train to travel through the city than it would for real? Oh, wait a second, I know; then we wouldn't have a movie. Unfortunately we do, but what a yawner it is.