Storyline
In August 2015, an ISIS terrorist boarded train #9364 from Brussels to Paris. Armed with an AK-47 and enough ammo to kill more than 500 people, the terrorist might have succeeded except for three American friends who refused to give in to fear. One was a college student, one was a martial arts enthusiast and airman first class in the U.S. Air Force, and the other was a member of the Oregon National Guard, and all three pals proved fearless as they charged and ultimately overpowered the gunman after he emerged from a bathroom armed and ready to kill.
Directors
Cast
P. J. Byrne, Thomas Lennon, Judy Greer, Ethan Rains, Alisa Allapach, Jenna Fischer, Jaleel White, Tony Hale, Seth Meriwether, Robert Pralgo, Irene White, William Walker, Bryce Gheisar, Julianne Binard, Spencer Stone, Alek Skarlatos, Anthony Sadler, Ray Corasani, Jeanne Goursaud, Alix Bénézech, Camille Razat, Lillian Solange Beaudoin, William Jennings, Paul-Mikél Williams
Trailer
Reviews
80
Mr. Eastwood, who has long favored a lean, functional directing style, practices an economy here that makes some of his earlier movies look positively baroque. He almost seems to be testing the limits of minimalism, seeing how much artifice he can strip away and still achieve some kind of dramatic impact.
58
Eastwood remains a deeply purposeful filmmaker, and The 15:17 to Paris clearly has a plan — it builds to a riveting showdown, with a unique kind of payoff enhanced by the authenticity of its design. It’s a fascinating gamble even when it doesn’t hold together.
50
Eastwood's main achievement here lies in trusting his hunch that the young men could handle playing themselves onscreen, with an acceptable naturalness and without self-consciousness. This they do, without a false note.
50
The oddity of the movie — and this is baked into the way Eastwood conceived it, sticking to the facts and not over-hyping anything — is that this vision of real-life heroism is so much less charged than the Hollywood version might be that it often feels as if a dramatic spark plug is missing.
50
The Associated Press
It’s not the quality of the acting that limits Eastwood’s film. It’s a threadbare script that fails to find much of a story to tell behind the headlines.
Other Movies You Might Enjoy
Jan 13, Jan 1989Gleaming the Cube (1989)
Oct 19, Oct 2018The Hate U Give (2018)
Sep 17, Sep 1943Sherlock Holmes Faces Death (1943)
Jan 20, Jan 2005Are We There Yet (2005)
Oct 14, Oct 2020The Swarm (2020)
Oct 18, Oct 2013All Is Lost (2013)
Feb 16, Feb 1990Revenge (1990)
Oct 12, Oct 2016My Life as a Zucchini (2016)