Review of The 15:17 to Paris (2018) by Paul B — 11 Feb 2018
The 15:17 to Paris tells the story of the real-life events of Paris when three Americans help take down a terrorist.
What could have been a gritty tale of heroism is let down by the fact that director, Clint Eastwood (yes, I know!) makes the grave mistake of casting the actual people involved in starring roles. Their acting is quite painful to watch. It was like watching an improv class involving people who don't know how to do improv. It was cringe-inducingly bad. The story is also very, very dull. Rather than focusing on the incident itself, we are treated to a story about the protagonists lives right from childhood and the characters who play the child versions also seem incapable of acting (or if they're doing impressions of their adult selves then this film is completely meta).
When the characters get into adulthood the film becomes just one long commercial for the US military and by the time the actual events in Paris take place, I no longer care about the people involved which does a huge disservice to their heroism.
A couple of weeks ago I say The Commuter, a film where Liam Neeson punches people on a train, I tell ya I would have welcomed the sight of Liam in this film punching his way through those terrorists.
This review of The 15:17 to Paris (2018) was written by Paul B on 11 Feb 2018.
The 15:17 to Paris has generally received mixed reviews.
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