Metro (1997)

User Rating:

5.2/10   

Director:

Thomas Carter

Writer (WGA):

Randy Feldman (written by)

Release Date:

17 January 1997 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Comedy | Crime | Drama | Thriller

Tagline:

San Francisco's top police hostage negotiator is about to get more than he ever bargained for.

Plot:

Roper, a hostage negotiator catches a murderous bank robber after a blown heist. The bank robber escapes...

Plot Keywords:

Hostage | Chase | Revenge | Fire | Police

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Eddie Murphy	...	Insp. Scott Roper
Kim Miyori	...	Detective Kimura
Art Evans	...	Lt. Sam Baffett
James Carpenter	...	Officer Forbes
Michael Rapaport	...	Kevin McCall
Donal Logue	...	Earl
Jeni Chua	...	Debbie, Earl's Hostage
Dick Bright	...	Bank Manager
David Michael Silverman	...	SWAT Officer Jennings
Denis Arndt	...	Capt. Frank Solis
Frank Sommerville	...	Reporter
Malou Nubla	...	Reporter
Carmen Ejogo	...	Veronica 'Ronnie' Tate
Nino Degennaro	...	Repoman
Michael Wincott	...	Michael Korda

MPAA:

Rated R for strong violence and language.

Runtime:

117 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Iceland:16 | Australia:M (TV rating) | South Korea:15 | Philippines:R-18 | Netherlands:12 (TV version) | Australia:MA | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:18A | Finland:K-16 | France:U | Germany:16 | Netherlands:16 | New Zealand:R16 | Norway:15 | Portugal:M/12 | Singapore:NC-16 | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | UK:18 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Albany, California, USA

Company:

Touchstone Pictures

Trivia:

The final scene was filmed at Mare Island Naval Base in Vallejo, California one year after the naval base had closed down.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: During the chase scene with the trolley car, you can see that one of the passengers is holding a fake dog.

Quotes:

Kevin McCall: I've got two words for you: seek help.
Scott Roper: And I've got two words for you: exacta.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Dak ging san yan lui (1999)

Soundtrack:

HIGH NOON (DO NOT FORSAKE ME)

What you would expect

This movie is very typical in both of the categories it fall into. Its a typical and predictable cop movie, and its a standard Eddie Murphy Movie. Metro isn't necessary a bad movie but nothing about the movie stands out. The acting, characters, plot, and comedy are just okay. Sometimes the humor would make me laugh and sometimes it wouldn't. There were plenty of dry scenes and a few good scenes. (The best scenes are without a doubt, when Eddie has to negotiate with the criminals) Some of the dialogue you could easily make fun of. (When Eddies love interest tells him that he couldn't save everyone I felt like I was watching Spider-Man) there are plenty of clichés (the good friend that gets killed, angry police chief, and partner that the main character doesn't originally like but over the course of the film starts to like him) If you like Eddie Murphy and his comedy you would probably like this movie, but I do think it can be overlooked