Recent reviews

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  Review by iwatchmovies ★★★★½

  epic.

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  Review by ndoane ★

  The only movie Michael Criton ever directed and for good reason. It is horrible, but entertainingly, laughably horrible. Entertaining to watch in a group, but really a stupid and poorly directed movie.

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  Review by Shawn Stubbs ★★★½

  Fun caper movie (but the book was better).

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  Review by PaulLyons ★★½

  Fun to watch this one again. Not as good as I remembered, yet still very entertaining.

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  Review by nicksav ★★★★

  Crichton directs a fabulous period heist thriller.

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  Review by Courtney Small ★★★

  As far as heist films go, The Great Train Robbery is an enjoyable romp. While it may not be the most memorable heist film, The Great Train Robbery has enough comedy and action to make it a decent way to kill a few hours.

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  Review by elaineisthebest ★★½

  This review reportedly contains spoilers. I can handle the truth.

  A straight-forward movie caper, which feels more like a TV movie. A few points worth noting:

  1) I'm guessing that animal welfare groups were not present during filming? Despite the light-hearted foppery, there are two scenes where animals (chickens and rats) appear to be maimed or killed right on screen for kicks (with the latter being particularly grisly.) Also, a character is trapped in a coffin with a flattened dead cat.

  2) Donald Sutherland inexplicably flits between an Irish - Canadian - British accent throughout the film.

  3) Sean Connery is a badasss: in most shots, he is actually ducking and weaving on top of a speeding train without a stunt double. He also appears to have his head nearly taken-off by a low-hanging bridge.