Directed By:Thomas Carter
Written By:Randy Feldman
Metro
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75
The movie works well on its chosen level. The big action scenes are cleverly staged and Eddie Murphy is back on his game again, with a high-energy performance and crisp dialogue.
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Ultimately, however, owing to too many derivative elements and an erratic story that runs out of steam about halfway through, Metro is only partially-satisfying. I suppose any viewer's reaction will depend on whether they choose to see this particular glass as half-full or half-empty. Murphy fans and action junkies will probably find enough here to keep them involved and upbeat. Everyone else will likely see this material as disappointingly over-familiar. In the wasteland of early-1997 releases, you could do worse than Metro, but, by year's end, few people are likely to remember the title, let alone the premise.
50
This emoting doesn't mix well with the comedy and action, of course, and the best that can be said of the film is that it's marginally entertaining, and (for Murphy) reasonably inoffensive. But he's competent enough to make us suspect he might be surprisingly good if he ever did get a real Denzel Washington part. [17 Jan 1997]
42
It never aspires to be high art—even the title is meaningless—but Metro is too lazily assembled, and too stingy with the jokes, to even live up to its modest ambitions.
40
It was hard to tell if the resulting groans from the audience were relief or derision. [13 Jan 1997]
25
Metro is the kind of movie an actor makes when he's either coasting on a reputation or scrambling to recover one. The kind of movie that Murphy doesn't need to make after hitting big again with The Nutty Professor, and the kind we don't need to pay theater prices to see. [17 Jan 1997, p.9]
16
In Metro, he’s been replaced by a slick, businesslike machine of an actor, playing an uninspired variation on the Axel Foley character he’s done for over a decade now, since starring in 1984’s Beverly Hills Cop. Only this time he’s not even funny.
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May 10, 2021
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Metro is a film that I thought came out in 98 but obviously I was wrong it's 1997... Director Thomas Carter directs a film brimming with romance, violence and a small amount of gags but for the most part Metro is a serious film if you compare it to Beverly Hills Cop which was cheese compared to this.... Eddie Murphy plays Scott Roper who's a hostage negotiator who teams up with a sharpshooter named Michael Rapaport to bring down Korda played by Michael Wincott who's a jewel thief and obviously the bad **** Evans (Fright Night) gets killed early in the movie with Korda disappearing after killing him. Korda tries to get his cousin to kill Eddie Murphy's girl played by Carmen Ejogo.... Later Korda escapes from prison and kidnaps his girl and Roper gets her back in the end with some help from his sharpshooter buddy who sneaks under the vehicle and Korda doesn't spot him getting out from under it and climbing on a roof to get into position to take him out which was silly. Korda (Michael Wincott) dies at the end in an explosion after Eddie Murphy kicks his butt by knocking some sense into him whilst he's driving and Murphy hanging on to the vehicle.... People saying Metro isn't funny are wrong because some parts are hilarious especially when Scott Roper (Eddie Murphy) is constantly swearing at his sharpshooter partner having fun and he replies to Eddie Murphy is all the name calling necessary I don't like the verbal abuse, that cracked me up but for the most part it's serious, perhaps over the top and very violent and full of on foot chases, vehicle chases, gunfire, explosions, bit of romance, loads of bad language, mild nudity and pure violence and a great story plus Michael Wincott is a great villain and Michael Rapaport and Eddie Murphy were fantastic. In my opinion sod 48 Hrs and the Beverly Hills Cop films because METRO is Eddie Murphy's best film and most violent film. If you like violence I recommend Metro to you plus Eddie Murphy is in good form which is a bonus. Good film.
Production Company:
- Touchstone Pictures
- Caravan Pictures
- Roger Birnbaum Productions
Release Date:Jan 17, 1997
Duration:1 h 57 m
Rating:R
Tagline:San Francisco's top police hostage negotiator is about to get more than he ever bargained for.
Awards
Acapulco Black Film Festival
• 1 Nomination
