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This movie should not have been made

An unimaginative script, poor acting and a half-humoured tag line does justice for 'Money Train'.Wesley Snipes and Woody Harrelson, come across some action packed, problematic dilemmas, which obviously need some careful consideration........ If only this were true. The idea of 'robbing' the 'money train' has been done before, and was done a lot better!Poor and lame, this movie should be missed.

Impossible to understand why this movie fails to get good reviews...

It is 12 years on since this movie was released, and I would warrant that it is a better movie in almost all respects than many of the movies released in the last few years.Not only do Woody Halesden and Wesley Snipes play characters that are convincing and quite complex, (the scripts afor them are well written), the characters of Chief Patterson and Mr Brown are also well created and just as entertaining.Casting Scott Sowers as Mr Brown was an interesting and ultimately very successful choice as he makes this hard gangster have a soft side, even though it is very subtle.Action touches such as the eventual train wreck were all quite nicely shot, as were some of the non-action scenes such as when Woody starts on his quest to rob the money train. (Ariel rotating shot) The fight scene with Wesley Snipes and Mr Brown also looks very well shot and indeed you could argue that this is a difficult one to pull off as there is no room for error.With Moneytrain being one of Jeniffer Lopez's first films she might well look back at this is one of her better performances too.Even the actors who play the characters such as Kowalski, and Frank the bartender provide noteworthy performances and were very well chosen.So what do we end up with?...A well shot film, with a fantastic array of well though out characters, a main story line that has got merit and is, in the main, believable, sub plots which still make for good viewing, good action sequences and a feelgood ending.One might wish other films of late would offer just some of what Money train did.

Snipes and Harrelson Redux.

Popcorn is the word that most describes this action-comedy movie from Joseph Reuben, the man who directed other standard fare like SLEEPING WITH THE ENEMY, TRUE BELIEVER, THE STEPFATHER, DREAMSCAPE, and most recently, a notorious bomb called THE FORGOTTEN.So let's see how I can dive into this pool without hitting a hard surface. This is a "buddy-movie" in which two uber-American guys of very different temperaments and backgrounds share a bond that goes beyond anything they might go through. One of the two is by default a loose cannon and drives the plot with his antics. There may be some tension when a corrupt high official threatens the loose cannon. Add a sexy new co-worker into the mix (which becomes the focus of their intense, male attraction) and basically you have a story that has been of late the norm in the Hollywood popcorn machine.Now, trying to cash in (I believe, I could be wrong) on their previous outing WHITE MEN CAN'T JUMP, Woody Harrelson and Wesley Snipes play not buddies from the 'hood but foster 'brothas' (if we can believe this baby) who are closer than a cuticle is to a finger even though Snipes has to act as older brother to a rebellious and unpredictable Harrelson: and on that note, neither is miscast. Snipes does convey steel while Harrelson gives off his just-under-the-surface danger, especially when he grins at smarmy boss Robert Blake in one subway scene.Pitching in for the Latina female is Jennifer Lopez who, without being as angry and nasal and in-your-face as Rosie Perez, actually manages to be engaging though this is early in her career, before she decided to punch out and play her (bland) self once she became the trademark known as J. Lo. She all but steals her own pat scenes, especially in one tense exchange she has with Chris Cooper playing a not-so-nice fellow who pushes people onto subway platforms, a reality among New York strap-hangers.But trying to over-analyze this film in terms of shots and composition and visual technicality would be like trying to compare one grain of popcorn to the next: there would be no difference, no relevance in taste, texture, and all that is left to do is munch down. That the action scenes on the subway platforms (for anyone who is actually acquainted with riding the subways in New York City) are as implausible as ever and only convey the type of hyper-masculinized action that makes superheroes of its actors, but who really cares? It's fluff, entertaining, mindless, inane, and that's just what people going to see this type of film expect.

should we break this up?

Two foster brothers, work as transit cops. While one's life is as good as it gets, the other's is a pit.After losing his job, getting dumped by his brother, and getting the crap kicked out of him by a loan shark for the umpteenth time, He implements his plan to steal the "money train," a train carrying the New York Subway's weekly revenue.But when things go awry, will his brother be able to save him in time? after the success of 'white men can't jump' and 'bad boys' it was inevitable that someone would combine the two and bring us this, very lightweight, but watchable movie.while the story is here and there in certain places, it's always colorful and entertaining, even if Harrelson is annoying from the start (good method acting?) even Lopez does well in her role as santiago, but the only weak link in this movie, is their boss, who is way over the top in his role and entirely unconvincing.but the chemistry between the two leads is still there, and they seem to be having a whale of a time.a good movie, but one that Chris Cooper would want off his C.V!!

Simple entertainment

Don't think, just watch. Woody Harrelson and Wesley Snipes once again are, after 'White Men Can't Jump', a pretty funny team. Don't care for the plot, just see these two actors having a lot of fun with their characters and the situations they find themselves in.Here they play two brothers, sort of. They are both cops, operating in and around a metro station. A criminal nick-named Torch (Chris Cooper), you can imagine what his crime is, is the villain they are trying to catch. There are also problems with Donald Patterson (Robert Blake), the man who controls the tracks. He puts his "money train" above everything, so when Charlie (Harrelson) and John (Snipes) delay that train with their police work, he gets mad. Another thing about money: Charlie is a bad gambler and owns a man named Mr. Brown (Scott Sowers) a lot of it. Jennifer Lopez, she plays Officer Grace Santiago, is the love interest for one of the two leads, of course leading to friction between them.The film is called 'Money Train' so you understand the main story has to do with that train. I liked that story. The other stories seem to be there for Harrelson or Snipes and the fun they can have with them. The Lopez-character is necessary to explain certain actions that follow, the Cooper-character provides the film with some extra action-sequences. I didn't mind those things. They make sure the film delivers what it promises us. Action and comedy. Every scene between Snipes and Harrelson makes you smile. As a team they come close to Owen Wilson with anybody (Ben Stiller, Jackie Chan). If you don't expect too much there is a very good chance you will enjoy 'Money Train'.

Jennifer Lopez in "Money Train"

Two foster brothers are NYC transit cops in charge of guarding the subway's "money train". Knowing it's loaded up with the station's fare, the pair finally decide to rob it themselves!

Don't waste your time with this worthless garbage.

Because most Hollywood action movies lack any substance, you're supposed to expect nothing and just the entertainment values, right? Unfortunately, that can't always be the case, especially with movies such as "Money Train." If you want a quotation on how much you're going to be entertained by Money Train, it's the equivalence to an ice picker in the groin. I barely made it through this, but from what I saw of it a few years ago, it appeared to be about two foster brothers/ transit cops who decide to rob an armored train because one of them is in a deep gambling debt. Supposedly the sympathy of these two characters is reflected upon the police chief (Robert Blake) who cares more about the train and the money inside it than anyone else. Unfortunately, the two cops are no better, because one is a total jerk and one can't keep his pants on when it comes to women. There was no action in this movie, incidentally. The movie was really driven by the bickering and stupidity of these two characters with a continuous reggae soundtrack in the background. You couldn't care about what they said, what they wanted, what happened to them, or what would become of them on the end of the movie. It all just boiled down to a disconnected, grating mess which left me with the feeling of never wanting to see another movie with Wesley Snipes or Woody Harrelson ever again.Don't waste your time with this worthless garbage.

"Crap Train"

This film is notable to many for being one of the earliest "J.Lo" sightings, but as I perceive Ms. Lopez as a no-talent bimbo, I don't consider that notable. Robert Blake chews scenery, acts tough, and shows us all what pretty dead black eyes he has! That's one "Lost Highway" I don't want to go down. Snipes is awful as always and Harrelson makes you wonder just how much hemp product he smoked to make this stinker look like a good career choice. "Money Train"? "Crap Train" is more like it.

Funny Action, but too old

Three great actors in this somewhat offensive action comedy that had good parts and bad. Nontheless it is a definite looker, and is really worth watching. I liked it and i'm sure you'll love it too. A great mild action movie with big stars who knows how to act.

We're not going to steal the money we were hired to protect!

This is certainly an action movie that deserves alot of credit. Instead, everyone brings it down like it's the worst one ever made. If you're interested in seeing a shallow, meaningless action film, rent Tango & Cash. That trash should've never been made. This is way better than that. Money Train has a marvelous cast, applausable action, and sizzling music. 8 out of 10.

Great Holiday Action Flick

Wesley Snipes, Woody Harrelson, and Jennifer Lopez are enjoyable in this romantic and hilarious action film about NYC cops. A beautiful but dark setting, a good storyline and good actors sum up this movie for the entire family.

Awesome!

This simply a magnificent film. Woody is once again flawless in the role of a charming, easygoing, dimwitted "regular guy." He is brilliant and utterly convincing in the role. His performance ranks up there with his other unforgettable roles in "Palmetto," "Doc Hollywood," "Cowboy Way," and "The Hi-Lo Country," and shows why he must be considered one of the great actors of our time.The script is a marvel, with a brilliant, unpredictable and action-packed plot and witty dialogue, and characters that stand out in their originality. Jennifer Lopez shows that she is just as good an actress as she is a singer, and Wesley Snipes is excellent once again as Woody's foster brother/transit cop partner. Robert Blake is marvelous as Patterson, the power-mad transit officer. Easliy his best role since "Barretta."An action/buddy flick with a brain, "Money Train" brings home the bacon. Fans of Kurosawa's work, or such films as "The Third Man" or "Midnight Cowboy," will no doubt love "Money Train."This is truly a film that everyone will love!

Fun little buddy-cop movie, but definitely not one of the best

The late 80s, early 90s was THE decade of buddy-cop comedy/action movies, and this is just one of those in a long line of them which graced (well more or less) our movie-screens. Every one has their favourite, from the classic Lethal Weapon series, back in the days when Mel Gibson was still sane, to the much later Bad Boys, the film that truly launched Will Smith's film career. Money Train was written by the same writer who gave the latter of those buddy-cop movies, and it really shows. You find the same kind of street-slang jokes and buddy camaraderie in both movies, but whereas the two cops in Bad Boys were childhood friends, in Money Train they are actually brothers. Well foster-brothers, which explains the fact one is black, one is white, and cue all the imaginable jokes you can think of with this type of sibling affinity. And not only are they foster-brothers, but partners in some New-York cop department which protects the Underground tube system.Unfortunately, the chemistry between Wesley Snipes and Woody Harrelson isn't even close to that between Smith and Lawrence. They each respectively turn-out decent performances, Snipes is as cool as ever and Harrelson does his usual quirky, slightly goofy routine, which is all very entertaining; however they just never quite jell together. Then you add to the equation Jennifer Lopez as the women interest, in what was her first major big-screen roll. This only has two positive effects, first and obviously she does add some female charm to this 99% male cast, and secondly she makes her present acting seem to be of the same caliber as Diane Keaton! As with a number of other mediocre cop movies, one major shortcoming is the lack of a distinct malignant unyielding adversary; someone to truly challenge our heroes while stimulating the audiences' affection for them. Here, the characters' "nemesis" are an uninspired boss/head-of-department tyrant type who only cares about protecting his "money-train"(which transports the Whole of the Undergrounds' cash); and a grossly under-used Chriss Cooper. His pyromaniac thief character seems either to have been hugely cut from the original script, or simply appended at the last minute to add some kind of dramatic tension.An entertaining movie with a very decent script, to be watched without any too high expectations. The beginning drags-on for a while but the pace does build-up to an acceptable level after a while. Money Train could have been a lot better if it had been handled by a more competent director.

white man can't jump and passenger 57 join again this time n $ train with jlo

da chemistry between woody and wesley was just as good as white man can't jump they did some thing different and move from da pacific coast 2 da east coast this time it was over money and a girl jlo she used woody 2 get wesely snipes n this movie which caused da relationship between woody and wesely as half brothers 2 split up 4 a while until they was n da train and had no choice but 2 work together 2 save da money n da train robert blake was annoyin me throughout da movie as da supervisor cop he would always blame wesely and woody 4 making a careless error but at da end u got his by gettin double punched by woody and wesely but i have 2 admit jlo may not being da prettiest pureto rican n da world but she does have a kind of sexy appeal and she has a nice body so that helps u out in this movie i glad this movie took place in nyc because it is one of my favorite cities n da world and on christmas time da movie doesn't get any better

Not too bad but not brilliant.

Money Train is set in New York where Christmas is fast approaching, subway decoy squad cop Charlie (Woody Harrelson) owes $15,000 of gambling debts to Mr. Brown (Scott Sowers) a very unpleasant mobster. Brown wants his money or he'll hurt him, Carlie's foster brother & fellow New York subway decoy squad cop John (Wesley Snipes) gives him the $15,000 but Charlie loses it. If that wasn't bad enough after a cock-up at work both Charlie & John are sacked by their heartless boss Chief Donald Patterson (Robert Blake), out of options Charlie decides to rob the money train that travels from station to station collecting the revenue...Directed by Joseph Ruben this big budget comedy thriller has a pretty bad reputation but I have to say I quite liked it for what it was. The script by Doug Richardson & David Loughery initially sounds like a straight heist film in the vein of The Italian Job (1969) or The First Great Train Robbery (1979) but the majority of the film feels much more like a buddy buddy mismatched partner thriller, the signs are there for all to see. The mismatched partners with one black & one white which leads to all sorts of amusing racial gags, the fact they are both on the edge & have personal issues but are basically good guy's, there's a pointless romantic subplot & there's several bad guy's that they bring down. There are lots of dialogue scenes all of which seem to cram as many 'F' swear words in as possible, the subplots with Jennifer Lopez & the Torch villain are not needed, Charlie's gambling debts are all but forgotten about by the end & there are scene that are very hard to believe. A cop turning up drunk for work for instance is instant dismissal, starting a fight with your fellow police officers would also get you the sack & there's just not much factual accuracy here. Having said that I quite liked it, I did think certain parts of it were amusing, some of the one-liners & dialogue worked, there's are some impressive fights & a cool train crash at the end although the actually robbery isn't that clever or well thought out. The character's are a mixed bag, Charlie & John are likable but it's them who decided to rob the train in the first place, it's them who initially put other passengers lives at risk not Patterson, then when they get away with it we are supposed to happy for them because even though what happened was their doing, they have stolen money & caused a huge crash & immense damage.Director Ruben does alright, I must admit I think the opening titles are very nice to look at as there are alternating aerial shots of a neon lit New York & some moody scenes of a festive New York going about it's business. There's not much action until the end, a few motorbike stunts & a few fights is about it but they are good nicely violent fights though. The out of control train scenes at the end look good although the final crash is obviously a model. The pace is uneven, until the last forty odd minutes it's a fairly slow film but it did keep my interest with some funny dialogue & a fairly engaging story.With a supposed budget of about $68,000,000 Money Train was an absolute disaster at the box-office for Columbia Pictures, the film opened at number 4 at the end of 1995 to a first weekend gross of just over $10 million as it went up against Toy Story (1995), Goldeneye (1995) & Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls (1995) all of which opened at or around the same time as Money Train which tanked & ended it's theatrical run with a paltry $35 million. Ouch. The acting is alright with Snipes & Harrelson putting in likable performances while Jennifer Lopez is as awful as ever & luckily she has no more than a cameo role & as such doesn't ruin things that much.Money Train was a disaster at the box-office, it's generally disliked by both critics & the public but I have to say I quite liked it, it isn't any sort of masterpiece but it just about kept my interest & came away from it feeling entertained & feeling I had fun. Worth a watch if you can watch it on telly for free.

A waste of time.

This movie, complete with dull humor and a sick plot,seem's to me, not so much about a race to rob a train, but a race to see who can say the F-word more in an hour and a-half.

This movie should have not been made!

This is the worst movie I have ever seen in my life. Simple plot, simple story, bad acting/directing.

Money Train has it all

Money Train is the Perfect Action comedy with stellar performaces by both Harrelson and Snipes back together as transit cops always in trouble with chief of police Patterson (Robert Blake) who despises the two.Lopez doesnt really serve much purpose as both of the unlikely brothers fight for her affection.The plot changes as Charlie (Harrelson) decides to rob Patterson's Money Train.Alot of hilarious moments with the two who work well together and proved that in White Men Cant Jump.Good action scenes and great dialogue.Highly recommended!

Unfortunately, this seems to be an overlooked movie

Two foster brothers, Charlie (Woody Harrelson) and John (Wesley Snipes), patrol the streets of New York City trying to catch all the thieves and criminals that they can. They both get along and work together great, but things might get tangled up a bit when a woman (Jennifer Lopez) comes into view and they both like her. Also, Charlie and this woman are both in a lot of trouble in their own ways, both having to do with money.

If you like any other of Wesley Snipes's movies where he plays as an action or a comedy hero, then I definitely recommend getting "Money Train." Even if you don't know who Wesley Snipes is, you'll probably still like the movie if you like comedy and/or action movies.

Wesley Snipes and Woody Harrelson are both hilarious throughout the film and there's also some good action scenes to be watched. I hope to see these two star in another movie together because they're a great duo. Trust me, "Money Train" is one train you can't afford to miss.

Great old school movie.

Not much to say here but, J to the LO