One night Sergeich notices water in the underground train tunnel, and informs the necessary personnel, but they assure him everything is in order and that they are aware of the water.
The film then cuts to the beautiful Irina (Svetlana Khodchenkova) in a sensual moment with a handsome man, Vlad Konstantinov (Anatoliy Belyy). It is then revealed she is actually a married woman, and having an affair with Vlad. Vlad is a wealthy businessman with an attitude, and is putting pressure on Irina to leave her husband.
Her husband is surgeon Andrei Garin (Sergey Puskepalis), and they have a young daughter, Ksenya (Anfisa Wistinghausen). Andrei suspects his wife is having an affair, hides it from Ksenya. Due to unforeseen events, Andrei and Ksenya take the Metro to her school. When Vlad finds himself in a traffic jam, he decides to park his car and also take the Metro instead.
The water in the tunnel rises quickly and when the train driver notices this, he slams the breaks, causing the train to derail and crash into the water. This crash scene was very well done. From here it becomes a survival movie. This was almost like The Poseidon Adventure on a train.
As a disaster movie, there's much to love about the film. It is your typical survival story where survivors of a disaster must overcome obstacles in order to survive. There's also well crafted suspense. Unfortunately, at times, the conflict between Andrei and Vlad overshadow the disaster element and the fight for survival.
The film also dishes up plenty of melodrama similar to a soap opera, but it was nevertheless entertaining. My main criticism is their attempts at clichéd Hollywood-style humour, which simply did not belong in this movie. This humour ruined much of the suspense. I also didn't like the way they made Vlad into a bit of an ass during the final act. Yes, the man is screwing another man's wife, but he became a hero on the train to some extent, only to act like a complete idiot during the final act. This was uncalled for, and I suppose the only reason they did this, was for the viewer not to root for him. I nevertheless still rooted for him, and he actually provided valid reasoning for Irina's adultery.
The film runs 135 minutes long, and I feel it could have been shorter had they decided to cut much of the conflict between the two men. This is a survival story, after all. Regardless, 'Metro' was still a pleasant watch which didn't have the predictable ending most Hollywood movies do.
The film then cuts to the beautiful Irina (Svetlana Khodchenkova) in a sensual moment with a handsome man, Vlad Konstantinov (Anatoliy Belyy). It is then revealed she is actually a married woman, and having an affair with Vlad. Vlad is a wealthy businessman with an attitude, and is putting pressure on Irina to leave her husband.
Her husband is surgeon Andrei Garin (Sergey Puskepalis), and they have a young daughter, Ksenya (Anfisa Wistinghausen). Andrei suspects his wife is having an affair, hides it from Ksenya. Due to unforeseen events, Andrei and Ksenya take the Metro to her school. When Vlad finds himself in a traffic jam, he decides to park his car and also take the Metro instead.
The water in the tunnel rises quickly and when the train driver notices this, he slams the breaks, causing the train to derail and crash into the water. This crash scene was very well done. From here it becomes a survival movie. This was almost like The Poseidon Adventure on a train.
As a disaster movie, there's much to love about the film. It is your typical survival story where survivors of a disaster must overcome obstacles in order to survive. There's also well crafted suspense. Unfortunately, at times, the conflict between Andrei and Vlad overshadow the disaster element and the fight for survival.
The film also dishes up plenty of melodrama similar to a soap opera, but it was nevertheless entertaining. My main criticism is their attempts at clichéd Hollywood-style humour, which simply did not belong in this movie. This humour ruined much of the suspense. I also didn't like the way they made Vlad into a bit of an ass during the final act. Yes, the man is screwing another man's wife, but he became a hero on the train to some extent, only to act like a complete idiot during the final act. This was uncalled for, and I suppose the only reason they did this, was for the viewer not to root for him. I nevertheless still rooted for him, and he actually provided valid reasoning for Irina's adultery.
The film runs 135 minutes long, and I feel it could have been shorter had they decided to cut much of the conflict between the two men. This is a survival story, after all. Regardless, 'Metro' was still a pleasant watch which didn't have the predictable ending most Hollywood movies do.