The producers made a wise decision when they brought on Denzel Washington and John Travolta, as you cannot really go wrong with that pair financially. Unfortunately, however, they handed the direction over to Tony Scott and I’m afraid it suffers dearly under his frantic pace and jump cuts. While The Taking of Pelham 1-2-3 was not horrible, it certainly did not live up to the original 1974 classic. I know big surprise, right?
