I bought this film for 3 at Woolworth's, and after checking the comments here, which all sounded quite negative, I wasn't hurried to watch it.. until today. And given all the plot holes and silly effects, I must say I had an interesting, and not all-bad experience.
Let me explain. My Spanish hearing ability is close to not much, but I bought this partly because it had Spanish soundtrack, and as a linguist I'm always happy to get a lesson. Coordinating the spoken Spanish with the German subtitles keeps me busy, even if nothing much happens. But it did.
Maybe too much, maybe an avalanche of horrific moments (at the zoo.. in the subway.. in the mannequin disco, etc.) was somewhat over the top. Maybe too many locked-door experiences, from university lab to restaurant to subway station (again)..
That's another point. I love train movies, and by extension subway movies, and this one provided quite much of it. Not only the train on the track, but the whole claustrophobia of subterranean walkways.. Money Train (NY), Tube (Seoul), Kontroll (Budapest), and now this entry for Madrid. Of course mostly CGI, but quite well done. In fact, the little girl with a forklift problem reminded me nicely of both Kontroll and Staplerfahrer Klaus.
Plagiarisms? Quotes? Allusions? I can't say. But all in all, I liked this film - not for perfect quality, but for provoking many thoughts (and mostly not bad ones).
Let me explain. My Spanish hearing ability is close to not much, but I bought this partly because it had Spanish soundtrack, and as a linguist I'm always happy to get a lesson. Coordinating the spoken Spanish with the German subtitles keeps me busy, even if nothing much happens. But it did.
Maybe too much, maybe an avalanche of horrific moments (at the zoo.. in the subway.. in the mannequin disco, etc.) was somewhat over the top. Maybe too many locked-door experiences, from university lab to restaurant to subway station (again)..
That's another point. I love train movies, and by extension subway movies, and this one provided quite much of it. Not only the train on the track, but the whole claustrophobia of subterranean walkways.. Money Train (NY), Tube (Seoul), Kontroll (Budapest), and now this entry for Madrid. Of course mostly CGI, but quite well done. In fact, the little girl with a forklift problem reminded me nicely of both Kontroll and Staplerfahrer Klaus.
Plagiarisms? Quotes? Allusions? I can't say. But all in all, I liked this film - not for perfect quality, but for provoking many thoughts (and mostly not bad ones).