As oxymoronic as it sounds, even cheap soundbars are expensive. Flagship soundbars? Oof, don’t look at the price tag if you’re already feeling a bit weepy, because you won’t like it. “How many zeros? That has to be a typo, right?”
Verdict: “The Taking of Pelham 123” is rarely bad. It’s also rarely good. This might be the most average action thriller ever made. Its most egregious sin of all is that, despite featuring Denzel Washington, John Travolta, John Turturro and James Gandolfini, it underutilizes most of them. Save for maybe Travolta, whose performance still leaves…
We’re living in a drought of bold and brave storytelling. By that, I mean that almost everything we consume on our favorite streaming services plays it safe, looks the same, or lacks so much substance that you can’t really say anything about it other than “it’s fine”.
