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Narrow Margin (1990)
Directed by Peter Hyams
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Overview
An L.A. District Attorney attempts to take an unwilling murder witness back to the United States to testify against a top-level mob boss. Frantically attempting to escape two deadly hitmen sent to silence her, they board a Vancouver-bound train only to discover that the killers are onboard with them. For the next 20 hours, as the train hurls through the beautiful but isolated Canadian wilderness, a deadly game of cat and mouse ensues in which their ability to tell friend from foe is a matter of life and death.
Rated R | Length 97 minutes
Actors
Gene Hackman | Anne Archer | James Sikking | Harris Yulin | J.T. Walsh | M. Emmet Walsh | Susan Hogan | Nigel Bennett | J.A. Preston | B.A. 'Smitty' Smith | Codie Lucas Wilbee | Barbara Russell | Antony Holland | Doreen Ramos | Kevin McNulty | Andrew Rhodes | Lon Katzman | Dana Still | Lesley Ewen | Barney O'Sullivan | Natino Bellantoni | Ted Stidder | Lindsay Bourne | Robert Rozen | Tom McBeath | Ron Cummins
Viewing History (seen 2 times)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/14/2023 | Home Theater | Blu-ray | Owned | 7 stars |
| 05/17/2013 | TV | DVD | Rented | 6 stars |
| (Average) 6.5 stars |
Viewing Notes
I watched the original earlier in the week in preparation for watching this loose remake. I’m glad I did because it added more interest to the who’s who portion of the film, playing with anyone who’s seen the original.
Despite that, this felt like a rather shallow, unnecessary remake that didn’t particularly add much new to the original story.
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