The Taking of Pelham 123 (2009) ★½
In its purest form, the relationship between actor and director can be a sacred thing–a symbiosis that yields transcendent results. Whether it’s Scorsese-De Niro, Ford-Wayne, Kazan-Brando, or Hitchcock-Stewart, the mention of one invariably invokes thoughts of the other. But what happens when half of a particular tandem fails to match the talent of the other?
“The [...]
