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Man on the Train(L'Homme du train)

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France, United Kingdom, Germany · 2002
Rated R · 1h 30m
Director Patrice Leconte
Starring Jean Rochefort, Johnny Hallyday, Pascal Parmentier, Isabelle Petit-Jacques
Genre Crime, Drama

A destitute young man named Milan steps off a train into a small French village. As he waits for the day when he will rob the town bank, he runs into an old retired poetry teacher named Manesquier, who is due for surgery at the end of the week. The two men strike up a strange friendship and explore the road not taken, each wanting to live the other's life.

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70

The New Yorker by Anthony Lane

Leconte lacks the austerity to complete a film in which nothing much occurs. And so, with some reluctance, we are bustled toward a climax. [12 May 2003, p. 82]

75

ReelViews by James Berardinelli

The film doesn't have much of a narrative, and the ending is a little too mystical, but there's still plenty here to engage the attention of all but the most restless of movie-goers.

63

New York Daily News by Jami Bernard

One of the small pleasures of the movie is likely to escape American audiences. The bank robber is played by Johnny Hallyday, a pop icon of great magnitude in France, and the old man is played by Jean Rochefort, an acting staple of that country's cinema. The mere juxtaposition of these two personalities forms a comic set of expectations.

100

Wall Street Journal by Joe Morgenstern

Goes from good to great in 90 minutes, and then it's over, except that it's really not, because this small masterwork grows even deeper and more affecting as it takes up permanent residence in your memory.

70

Los Angeles Times by Manohla Dargis

As a filmmaker, he (Leconte) doesn't have anything profound to say but does say his something with craft, visual flair and professionalism. Depending on your mood, that can be either too little or just enough.

90

Washington Post by Stephen Hunter

What a good movie. Sometimes you get tired of 'splaining and you just want to say: Hey, this one's really very good. That's all, folks. It's a damn good movie.

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