A lovely, contemplative character study with two wonderful performances at its center. Read critic reviews
The Man on the Train
2002, Comedy/Drama, 1h 30m
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Milan (Johnny Hallyday) is a beleaguered old thief who rolls into a small French town with the aim of robbing its bank. However, a chance meeting with a local professor, Monsieur Manesquier (Jean Rochefort), delays his scheme and leads to an unexpected friendship. Milan has grown tired of his adventurous life on the run and wishes to retire in peace; Manesquier craves the danger he's never known in his bookish existence. Their shared admiration and envy inspires each to follow his dream.
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Rating: R (Some Language|Brief Violence)
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
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Original Language: French (Canada)
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Director: Patrice Leconte
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Producer: Philippe Carcassonne
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Writer: Claude Klotz
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Release Date (Theaters): wide
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Release Date (Streaming):
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Box Office (Gross USA): $2.5M
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Runtime:
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Distributor: Paramount Pictures
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Sound Mix: Dolby SR, DTS, Dolby Stereo, Surround, Dolby A, Dolby Digital
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Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)
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Critic Reviews for The Man on the Train
Audience Reviews for The Man on the Train
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Nice very nice. A very interesting switcheroo with some genuinely good comedic elements.
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A very delicate film, but it works.
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[center][font=Arial][color=darkred][img]http://img126.imageshack.us/img126/4116/photo016pn.jpg[/img][/color][/font][/center] [font=Arial][color=darkred][/color][/font] [font=Arial][color=darkred]A dark stranger gets off a train in France. He has piercing blue eyes and a weathered face with a machine-like expression. This man is Milan (Johnny Hallyday) and hes stopping by this small French town for a new job. Oh, Milans business is robbing banks. In this small village he befriends a garrulous retired poetry teacher, Monsieur Manesquie (Jean Rochefort). The two men spend their time wishing they had the life of the other. Milan openly seeks a comfortable life surrounded by books. Monsieur Manesquie is a huge fan of Clint Eastwood movies and longs for some action in his life. He secretly dreams of one day robbing a bank just for the fun of it.[/color][/font] [font=Arial][color=darkred]So, an interesting start for a film, right? Sure. But this IS the movie. The Man on the Train is a middling character experiment. The two men rub off each other, with Milan teaching a young boy the wonders of poetry, and Monsieur Manesquie learning how to properly fire a gun. The scenes are nice and both actors are splendid (especially French rocker Hallyday) but the film is one long muddled and meandering trip until our inevitable climax. The ending feels needlessly open-ended and a tad clumsy. Theres also a subplot featuring a young mistress for Monsieur Manesquie that sticks out like a sore thumb.[/color][/font] [font=Arial][color=darkred]The Man on the Train is a well shot and well acted film but it only feels like the first half of a movie. Im sure plenty of people out there will appreciate the character nuances and small moments, but this is a film completely driven by small moments that never add up to anything larger. Maybe The Man on the Train just isnt for me. Or maybe I need to just wait for the second half, if it ever gets made.[/color][/font] [font=Arial][color=darkred]Nate's Grade: C+[/color][/font]
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