Metro

Name: Metro
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller, Comedy, Crime
Released: January 17, 1997
Duration: 117 min
Rating: 41
Cast: Art Evans, David Michael Silverman, Denis Arndt, Dick Bright, Donal Logue

1997

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Buena Vista Pictures | Release Date: January 17, 1997 | R

Starring: Art Evans, David Michael Silverman, Denis Arndt, Dick Bright, Donal Logue, Eddie Murphy, James Carpenter, Jeni Chua, Kim Miyori, Michael Rapaport

Summary: A Hostage Negotiator teams up with a Sharpshooter to bring down a dangerous jewel thief.

Director: Thomas Carter

Genre(s): Action, Drama, Thriller, Comedy, Crime

Rating: R

Runtime: 117 min

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Roger Ebert

The movie works well on its chosen level. The big action scenes are cleverly staged and Eddie Murphy is back on his game again, with a high-energy performance and crisp dialogue. Read full review

Michael Wilmington

Between the two Murphys, "Metro" is no waste of time. But it's no life-enhancing experience either -- unless you're into trolley-hopping, perp-snuffing and vows of vengeance. "The Nutty Professor" proved Eddie Murphy still has it, 10 times over. Read full review

Howard Feinstein

Murphy and the filmmakers clearly want to establish Murphy as an action hero in the mold of Stallone and Van Damme (Carter wrote the Stallone starrer “Tango & Cash” and co-scripted the Van Damme feature “Nowhere to Run”), but they lack the courage of their convictions. Pic is bracketed by scenes of Eddie the funny man, just in case anybody forgets the performer’s roots. Read full review

Stephen Thompson

It never aspires to be high art—even the title is meaningless—but Metro is too lazily assembled, and too stingy with the jokes, to even live up to its modest ambitions. Read full review

David Baron

So if a feeling of deja vu is what you most crave at the movies, go and see director Thomas Carter's "Metro." You'll pay six or seven bucks to feel as though you've seen it all before. And you have. Eddie, please, come back when you can find some decent material. [17 Jan 1997, p.L26]

TV Guide Magazine Staff (Not Credited)

Tedious...To call the picture formulaic is to miss the point: It's so openly contemptuous of its audience that it doesn't even bother to run the formula. Read full review

Lisa Schwarzbaum

In Metro, he’s been replaced by a slick, businesslike machine of an actor, playing an uninspired variation on the Axel Foley character he’s done for over a decade now, since starring in 1984’s Beverly Hills Cop. Only this time he’s not even funny. Read full review

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OriginalDanger

May 10, 2021

Metro is a film that I thought came out in 98 but obviously I was wrong it's 1997... Director Thomas Carter directs a film brimming with romance, violence and a small amount of gags but for the most part Metro is a serious film if you compare it to Beverly Hills Cop which was cheese comparedMetro is a film that I thought came out in 98 but obviously I was wrong it's 1997... Director Thomas Carter directs a film brimming with romance, violence and a small amount of gags but for the most part Metro is a serious film if you compare it to Beverly Hills Cop which was cheese compared to this.... Eddie Murphy plays Scott Roper who's a hostage negotiator who teams up with a sharpshooter named Michael Rapaport to bring down Korda played by Michael Wincott who's a jewel thief and obviously the bad guy....Art Evans (Fright Night) gets killed early in the movie with Korda disappearing after killing him. Korda tries to get his cousin to kill Eddie Murphy's girl played by Carmen Ejogo.... Later Korda escapes from prison and kidnaps his girl and Roper gets her back in the end with some help from his sharpshooter buddy who sneaks under the vehicle and Korda doesn't spot him getting out from under it and climbing on a roof to get into position to take him out which was silly. Korda (Michael Wincott) dies at the end in an explosion after Eddie Murphy kicks his butt by knocking some sense into him whilst he's driving and Murphy hanging on to the vehicle.... People saying Metro isn't funny are wrong because some parts are hilarious especially when Scott Roper (Eddie Murphy) is constantly swearing at his sharpshooter partner having fun and he replies to Eddie Murphy is all the name calling necessary I don't like the verbal abuse, that cracked me up but for the most part it's serious, perhaps over the top and very violent and full of on foot chases, vehicle chases, gunfire, explosions, bit of romance, loads of bad language, mild nudity and pure violence and a great story plus Michael Wincott is a great villain and Michael Rapaport and Eddie Murphy were fantastic. In my opinion sod 48 Hrs and the Beverly Hills Cop films because METRO is Eddie Murphy's best film and most violent film. If you like violence I recommend Metro to you plus Eddie Murphy is in good form which is a bonus. Good film.… Expand

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