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Hi there, I'm Kyle Peck and this is Psyrex Productions. This next
film is based on a true story. No, really, it's literally a
true story about three American heroes that helped stop a
terrorist attack on a train from Thalys, Amsterdam headed to
Paris in 2015 - and they play as themselves in the biographical
thriller, "15:17 to Paris".
"15:17 to Paris” is a historical drama, produced and directed by
Clint Eastwood, and based on the autobiography 'The 15:17 to
Paris: The True Story of a Terrorist, a Train, and Three
American Soldiers' by Spencer Stone, Anthony Sadler, and Alek
Skarlatos - the three main leads that reenact their lives leading
to their heroic efforts. While it's admirable that the trio are
living the same experience twice, it's extremely difficult
to fathom that there are almost no redeeming qualities for this
film to positively highlight. To start, Clint Eastwood, whom for
the last 47 years in the director's chair pulled off
stellar works - like ‘Sudden Impact', ‘Unforgiven', ‘Million
Dollar Baby', ‘Letters From Iwo Jima', ‘Gran Torino', ‘American
Sniper', & ‘Sully', to name a few - really ruined this trip,
as it doesn't even look like something he would make in
comparison. The amateurishly bonkers script also makes this
film cringe-worthy, with two- thirds of it containing
biographies and character growth that's straight out of a
Hallmark film and some of the worst half-baked monotone
clichéd banter so far this year that really serves no purpose at
all. In terms of acting, while there are certain cameo
standouts, such as actress Judy Greer as Spencer's mother, Joyce
Eskel, and actor Jaleel White as P.E. teacher Steve Urkel, the
casting decisions are an utter mess, with no clear dynamic
relationships from the trio leads as actors, even though
they are friends in real life. Lastly, because the
cinematography is edited starting from the terrorist
attack to the main leads' childhoods, only to converge and
carry out its remaining third, the action and tension sprinkled
throughout doesn't weigh in enough of the consequences
towards the only confrontation and whole point of the film
itself. Therefore, “15:17 to Paris” is a true and currently
corrupted story, with very few decent performances and a
certain admiration towards planning the film with real
heroes, but it's a shame that none of that will matter - not
even with Eastwood at the helm - because of poor execution and
dull interpretations of their patriotism.
I give "15:17" to Paris 1 out of 10 stars.
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One more thing: I'll be performing in a musical called
"Side Show" at Green Valley Theatre Company in Sacramento,
CA, which its exact address is on 3823 V Street. It's a true
story, set in the 1930s, about Daisy and Violet Hilton, two
conjoined Siamese twins, who rise from circus freak acts to
vaudeville performers, and journey towards conflicts about
romance, the world, and each other. “Side Show” runs from
February 16th (that's a Friday) to March 11th (that's a Sunday),
with Friday and Saturday showings at 8pm and Sunday
showings at 7pm. All tickets are $18 and you can buy them online
at greenvalleytheatre.com.
I'm Kyle Peck and I'll see you next time.