The Great Train Robbery
United Artists | Release Date: February 2, 1979 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
68
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Generally favorable reviews based on 7 Critic Reviews
Positive:
5
Mixed:
2
Negative:
0
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90
The New York TimesVincent Canby
Mr. Crichton's previous films as a director — "Westworld" and "Coma" — are skillful and, each in its own way, entertaining, but they give no hint of the amplitude he displays in this visually dazzling period piece. With Sean Connery as the gang's elegant leader, the sort of mastermind who denies his body nothing, Lesley-Anne Down as his magnificent moll, and Donald Sutherland as his locksmith —"the best screwsman in England" — The Great Train Robbery is classy entertainment of the sort I associate exclusively with movies. Read full review
80
EmpireIan Nathan
A splendidly detailed and rousing caper movie. Read full review
75
Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert
Other pleasures: The wicked trick used to smuggle Connery into the locked car with the gold; the chase scene on top of the train; and, of course, the exquisite presence of Down, who has a bedroom scene with Connery that makes James Bond look curiously like Sherlock Holmes. Read full review
75
TV Guide MagazineStaff (Not Credited)
An entertaining thriller that stumbles occasionally on overlong dialogue sequences. Read full review
70
VarietyStaff (Not Credited)
Crichton’s films drag in dialog bouts, but triumph when action takes over. Read full review
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