The 15:17 to Paris

really bad acting from the leads, terrible editing and too much religion. otherwise not nearly as bad as people have said. not great by any means but it's pretty exciting and sort of a rather touching picture commemorating a real life brave act of courage in the face of insurmountable danger. read more

clint eastwood's latest directorial effort, the 15:17 to paris, was marketed in the buildup to its release as a thrilling and inspiring recounting of three americans' involvement in stopping the 2015 thalys train attack in france. the tagline for the film was, "the true story of a terrorist, a train, and three american heroes." and that is, indeed, in the film...for about ten minutes. therein lies the problem. the remaining eighty-four minutes is a meandering road trip film that plays like an extended ad for selfie sticks. dorothy blyskal's script is based on the memoir by the three man read more