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Movie Review: Lame, lamer, lamest
Summary: 1 Stars
I saw this film in a theater during its original run, years ago. At the time, I wasn't much impressed. Recently, I stumbled on this DVD version and decided to compare it with the classic 1952 original.
Let me now be perfectly clear. If you wish to retain any vestige of respect for this film, DO NOT view it in conjunction with the original!
With the single exception of Gene Hackman (who at least struggles to make some bricks, despite an acute lack of straw), this remake is lame in every possible respect. Every line of dialogue, every plot point, every set-up, every individual frame is not only inferior to the original but clearly designed to be so by the writers, technical staff, director and producer.
The single-minded crumminess of this effort can only have arisen from some shared, manic delusion that they, each and all of them, were making improvements on the old film noir thriller. Hooboy, were they wrong!
How does this sort of thing happen? Exactly why does someone who has chosen to spend millions of dollars on remaking a movie decide to scrap everything that was good in the original and replace it with intellectually and artistically shabby merchandise? Why, in short, would anybody exchange a taut, tense little thriller on a train with a big, dumb, clumsy action flick that largely takes place ON TOP of a train?
For those impressed by the scenery in which this locomotive catastrophe is imbedded, I feel obliged to report that I have taken that train on that very route. The movie managed to muck that up, too.
A waste of Gene Hackman. A waste of Canadian scenery. A waste of your time and money.