Review of Man on the Train

I liked the improbable but interesting story about a dull older man living vicariously through a tough stranger who has come to town to rob a bank. He wanted "one last thrill" and the crook wanted, at least in a small way, some connection to normalcy. This was the basis for an intriguing film. In fact, I liked it until the last 15 minutes or so--when the movie switched to SLOW MOTION-mode and got all artsy and "symbolic". Well, I for one, did not need all this, as it was very possible to understand the symbolism and juxtaposition of characters WITHOUT the painfully slow camera-work. Simply running the film in regular speed and not making the symbolism so obvious would have worked better, I think. Because of the poor handling of the ending, the movie rates a 6 instead of an 8.