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GrantD243Apr 25, 2018

The 15:17 to Paris is one of those movies that I'm not quite sure why it was made. Is it a heroic story? Yes, but the actual story is an event that lasted maybe 10 minutes. So to make an entire film about it, and cast the actual people fromThe 15:17 to Paris is one of those movies that I'm not quite sure why it was made. Is it a heroic story? Yes, but the actual story is an event that lasted maybe 10 minutes. So to make an entire film about it, and cast the actual people from the event in the movie... Let's just say my expectations were pretty low going in, and it didn't even meet them. The acting in this movie is quite painful to watch at times. I don't think this is entirely the fault of the actors considering how few takes Clint Eastwood has been known to take, but it really sticks out like a sore thumb at times. You can also tell that the actual people from the event had never acted before this movie, although they weren't as bad as I was expecting them to be. But, the acting isn't even the reason why this movie is a stinker. This movie is a stinker because 96% of it doesn't matter. None of the plot matters that much when you reach the end. It's as simple as that. It's all just fluff until you reach the final 20 minutes of the movie, and not good fluff at that. I wasn't gonna mention this originally, but there were also some fairly random religious references throughout this movie that felt quite out of place to me and the person I saw the movie with. Just felt shoehorned in.… Expand

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BenTheBeastMay 21, 2018

Such an atrocity of a film. Boring, stupid, pointless. Everything about it is terrible. The acting of terrible, the pacing is the worst I've ever seen, and it literally takes the WHOLE movie to reach the train scene. At this point I amSuch an atrocity of a film. Boring, stupid, pointless. Everything about it is terrible. The acting of terrible, the pacing is the worst I've ever seen, and it literally takes the WHOLE movie to reach the train scene. At this point I am convinced that Clint Eastwood has lost his mind.… Expand

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RecycledPastMar 1, 2018

Using actual people was a good concept but would have been better in a made for tv version and about 1/2 the length. This is not a hollywood quality movie. Traveling around Europe felt stretched out and didn't add much to the overall story.Using actual people was a good concept but would have been better in a made for tv version and about 1/2 the length. This is not a hollywood quality movie. Traveling around Europe felt stretched out and didn't add much to the overall story. It was a good attempt but ultimately falls short.… Expand

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ShowMeMoreMay 9, 2018

I was extremely disappointed in this film. Everybody has their 15 minutes of fame (and not to diminish the heroism of the actual heroes) but I struggled to find 15 minutes of enjoyment in this film. It seemed like the film space had to beI was extremely disappointed in this film. Everybody has their 15 minutes of fame (and not to diminish the heroism of the actual heroes) but I struggled to find 15 minutes of enjoyment in this film. It seemed like the film space had to be filled with a lot of "stuff" to make up the time. I was thoroughly bored.… Expand

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TVJerryFeb 15, 2018

How does a filmmaker depict an event that lasts only a few minutes, but reverberates with terrorist consequences? For director Clint Eastwood, he chose to go into deep the backstory of the 3 Americans who saved the day. For authenticity, heHow does a filmmaker depict an event that lasts only a few minutes, but reverberates with terrorist consequences? For director Clint Eastwood, he chose to go into deep the backstory of the 3 Americans who saved the day. For authenticity, he cast the actual trio as themselves, which is a cool concept, but resulted in somewhat wooden performances. To compound matters, the script is stunningly simplistic and the wanderings around Europe are crushingly dull. Considering what actually happened, the climactic event has little suspense or even a discernible timeline (there's also no conclusion of what happened with the terrorist or the man who was seriously wounded). It's admirable to salute the bravery of these young men, but this re-creation creaks with a one-dimensional approach that's exacerbated by mediocre acting.… Expand

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Mike5215Oct 30, 2018

Tragically bad mishandling of what was a compelling true story. There's a reason actors exist...they can act. Casting the three actual guys, and then apparently letting them ad-lib for two hours, was fatal miscalculation. Eastwood also f'd upTragically bad mishandling of what was a compelling true story. There's a reason actors exist...they can act. Casting the three actual guys, and then apparently letting them ad-lib for two hours, was fatal miscalculation. Eastwood also f'd up Sully by creating a whole fake story line about the crew being second-guessed by the NTSB. Never happened, and the movie revolves around it.… Expand

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BooyahMediaMar 10, 2018

Incredible story but no direction whatsoever and it wasted most of talking about their super boring backstory and nothing about the terrorist.

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bluerocksproFeb 12, 2018

This is one of the worst movies I have ever seen. It was so slow, the dialogue & story line was like watching paint dry. I kept hoping it would get better but was very disappointed. I don't really understand how someone playing themselvesThis is one of the worst movies I have ever seen. It was so slow, the dialogue & story line was like watching paint dry. I kept hoping it would get better but was very disappointed. I don't really understand how someone playing themselves could be so unbelievable. I understand the young men were heroes & feel they should have let actors portray them. The fanatical religious propaganda was ridiculous. I actually like some of the real actors in the movie unfortunately this movie was subpar. I really think this story could have been told better, with a deeper connection. Clint Eastwood did not do a good job of directing or producing this film.… Expand

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SonrisasFeb 13, 2018

I think Clint could have made this into a nice movie short-maybe 45 minutes. That's about the length of time it would take to cover relevant detail on Spencer Stone's background and add some detail for Anthony Sadler and Alek Skarlatos thatI think Clint could have made this into a nice movie short-maybe 45 minutes. That's about the length of time it would take to cover relevant detail on Spencer Stone's background and add some detail for Anthony Sadler and Alek Skarlatos that was missing. At 96 minutes running time, it still needed significant editing. The middle portion of the movie, which showed the guys touring Europe before the fateful train trip, was especially tedious and included banal dialogue and little of interest. We didn't learn much about our heroes from that, so why include it? And how did I emerge from that movie having watched four people subdue a terrorist and aid a badly injured man and still not feel a sense of tremendous pride and nationalism? Perhaps it was too unpretentious and too concerned with an accurate retelling complete with mundane detail? I don't know. What I do know is there was vastly more dramatic tension and emotion in the low budget Bollywood movie I saw yesterday, Pad Man, about a dude in India who devoted is life to developing a cheap menstrual pad to save the lives of many women there. That's a movie worth seeing. This was a mess and should be a source of embarrassment for Clint Eastwood.… Expand

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JimmyMaxFeb 10, 2018

I would have to say that this is Clint Eastwood's worst film to date. I was truly bored for 95 percent of the film and only at the end was there something to keep my interest. I hope this isn't his last film, I love his other movies!

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DukeCumberjackFeb 9, 2018

Not sure what Clint was thinking. Something like this could have maybe been written for the stage where awkward acting is a little less noticeable. The movie is...not good. Terrible even. I have incredible respect for him as an artist butNot sure what Clint was thinking. Something like this could have maybe been written for the stage where awkward acting is a little less noticeable. The movie is...not good. Terrible even. I have incredible respect for him as an artist but honestly I hope this is his last film.… Expand

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disgruntled_Feb 11, 2018

I created this account specifically to write this review to warn off anyone on the fence about this movie. I don't say this lightly, but it was probably the worst movie I've ever seen in my life. There just wasn't a story. It was literallyI created this account specifically to write this review to warn off anyone on the fence about this movie. I don't say this lightly, but it was probably the worst movie I've ever seen in my life. There just wasn't a story. It was literally all filler-- and not even good filler. It is 90%+ flat, lazy dialogue, plot points, and appeals to long worn out tropes. I'm not sure why Eastwood and co. decided to include the actual men as the actors, but it did not pay off. I seriously just can't believe that this movie made it past any of the stages of production without someone calling it off.… Expand

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KaitnAbbyFeb 16, 2018

The movie 15:17 to Paris was slow, with many irrelevant scenes. The theme of the movie was nonexistent. Although it was based on an amazing true story, they tried to stretch it out drastically by adding in scenes that had no importance.

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section20mi6Jun 4, 2018

With the insane amount of unnecessary backstories, Eastwood misses the mark in promoting a proper propaganda.

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aguila9May 25, 2018

Imagine if Unforgiven was just a movie about the Eastwood character riding his horse to the one and only shootout scene and the end of the film. Nothing exciting but talking and telling stories while on horseback for 3/4 of the film. I canImagine if Unforgiven was just a movie about the Eastwood character riding his horse to the one and only shootout scene and the end of the film. Nothing exciting but talking and telling stories while on horseback for 3/4 of the film. I can now echo the call for this film's need of Hollywood phoniness. Now I not only understand but truly celebrate those disclaimers of "some events may have been dramatized for entertainment purposes".… Expand

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BroyaxApr 19, 2019

C'est vraiment très étonnant... après le très réussi Sully qui a rendu hommage avec intelligence et émotion au fameux pilote héroïque, on pouvait s'attendre à ce que Clint Eastwood fasse de même avec les héros du Thalys : des Américains euxC'est vraiment très étonnant... après le très réussi Sully qui a rendu hommage avec intelligence et émotion au fameux pilote héroïque, on pouvait s'attendre à ce que Clint Eastwood fasse de même avec les héros du Thalys : des Américains eux aussi et des soldats de carrière qui plus est ! Peut-être n'y avait-il pas assez de "matière" pour en faire un fim entier cela dit... Toujours est-il que Papy Clint s'est viandé et s'est étalé de tout son long... On dit qu'en France, on est pas mal, voir souvent "anti-américain", bien que ce ne soit pas une généralité (attention, pas d'amalgame) mais il est vrai qu'on est volontiers assez critique à leur égard.

Mais le film de Papy Clint est un brûlot anti-français de bout en bout... ou presque ! il nous prend vraiment pour des cons. C'est vrai qu'on est le pays des terroristes depuis quelques années : on les élève, on les nourrit, on les accueille. Mais on les met quand même en taule s'ils ont tué des gens, si, si... Au moins pour quelques mois, voire quelques années. Malgré Dupont-Moretti. Mais faire croire, laisser entendre que la France n'attire pas les touristes étrangers, que les Amerloques qui viennent en Europe se demandent s'ils vont "passer" à Paris, dire carrément que les Français sont mal polis à l'égard des touristes, ça c'est vraiment insupportable !! En tout cas, ces héros croient toujours que Hitler s'est suicidé parce que l'armée américaine arrivait... mais non, bande de cons, c'étaient les Russes, les Soviets, les Rouges !!

Quoi qu'il en soit, ils sont des héros mais certainement pas des acteurs, heureusement pour eux. Et le scénario incroyablement faiblard ne fait que nous raconter la petite vie de ces 3 potes qui bossent pour la patrie, qui sont à la fois des machines à tuer et des bigots premier choix. Fils de mères divorcées. Qu'est-ce qu'on en a à foutre... sérieux.

Je retiendrai en fait deux moments du film, plutôt intéressants ou moins nuls à chier que tout le reste : la visite à Rome puis Venise et... l'allocution de notre Président Flanby devant son pupitre-hommage. Allocution réelle qui ne doit absolument rien à ce film de merde soit dit en passant. On dira ce qu'on veut mais les hommages de Flanby, c'était toujours émouvant.

Plus émouvant que cette retape pour la fierté nationale yankee, la gloire des armes, de l'armée, de la gonflette et de la bigoterie dévote. Or, Le "bon dieu" n'a rien à voir là-dedans, vous avez eu de la chance, car si les faits relatés sont exacts, la kalash s'est enrayée mes chers héros. Mais merci quand même.… Expand

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JamesAHallDec 23, 2021

I give it a 3 strictly because the real-life people portraying themselves in the film did a credible, if very high-school drama production quality, job. The rest of the movie pretty much rates a 0.

The events the movie is based on, whileI give it a 3 strictly because the real-life people portraying themselves in the film did a credible, if very high-school drama production quality, job. The rest of the movie pretty much rates a 0.

The events the movie is based on, while interesting and heroic, are barely enough material to fill up a 30-minute TV show let alone a 90-minute movie. There is about 15 minutes of interesting movie here surrounded by 75 minutes of banal filler. No offense to these young men--they are heroes and did a solid job acting. There just wasn't ever really a movie here.… Expand

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ShnonyoucrzdmndAug 2, 2022

I couldn't pinpoint what felt so awkward about this movie at first but i really think its a combination of the terrible acting, badly written dialogue, and most of the story being completely pointless which ultimately makes it unwatchable. II couldn't pinpoint what felt so awkward about this movie at first but i really think its a combination of the terrible acting, badly written dialogue, and most of the story being completely pointless which ultimately makes it unwatchable. I sat through the whole thing because i saw it was based on true events but the entire time i was waiting for it to get exciting but nothing happened until the last 15 minutes of the movie. Even during the action at the end, i still felt like it was a film students first ever project. I 100% don't recommend this… Expand

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