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Actors: Wesley Snipes, Woody Harrelson, Jennifer Lopez
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Money Train |
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John and Charlie (Snipes and Harrelson) are foster brothers who work together as New York City transit cops. John is the perfect citizen out of the two, and Charlie has a major problem with gambling. Since they are brothers, John often feels sympathetic and helps him out when the going gets rough.
But soon the brothers are at each other's throats when they meet Grace (Lopez), a New York detective sent to their train station to investigate a number of crimes that have occurred.
Charlie is head over heels for Grace, but she starts falling in love with John. Charlie walks in on John and Grace together and walks out on his brother.
All alone, Charlie gets jumped by a loan shark whom he owes a lot of money. Almost left for dead, Charlie is spared to have one last chance to get obtain the money.
With no other options, Charlie gets a plan together to rob the money train he used to protect.
Finally he convinces John to help him because his life is at stake.
--Adam Tobias, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Money Train |
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Plot
Composition of Movie
Actual chase scenes or violence - 40%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 40%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 20%
Time/Era of Movie:
- 1980's-1999
Crime & Police Story?
Yes
Criminal enemy is...
- law enforcement gone bad
If this is a criminal POV story...
- Armed robbery!
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- police/lawman
Age:
- 20's-30's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Hair color?
- brunette (Black)
Hair style
- very short/crewcut (man)
Body type
- muscular (man)
Unclothed?
- Chest and Buttocks
Events of movie makes character more...
- irritated
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Black
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- very athletic
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
Hair style
- (man) short/standard curly
Body type
- average build (man)
How much in movie?
- 90%-100%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Main Adversary
Identity:
- general circumstances
Profession/status:
- police/lawman
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 20%
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
How sensitive is this character?
- mean, arrogant
Setting
United States
Yes
City?
Yes
City:
- New York
Misc setting
- moving train
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- moderately messy visuals of dead
Movie makes you feel...
- excited
How many deaths in film?
- 4-8
Sex/nudity in movie?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- kissing
- touching of personal anatomy
- seeing breasts
- sex under blankets
Kind of violence:
- guns
Any profanity?
- Some foul language
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