After learning of John Frankenheimer's death, I realized there was only one movie of his in my personal video collection that I had not yet seen. So I sat down to watch it. Little did I realize that it would be his best. This movie is amazing. Paul Scofield and Burt Lancaster are so good in their respective roles. Though complicated, the action is never difficult to follow because Frankenheimer knows where to let the camera linger and how to use a close-up to inform the audience. I was saddened to sign on to imdb's daily poll and see that this film is not even listed in the choices for Frankenheimer's best. Many of his later and more inferior works are however (Reindeer Games, The Island of Dr. Moreau?) Even "Seconds" is more deserving of inclusion than those two turkeys. At least its nice to know that judging from the other comments here, a whole bunch of viewers have put it in the position I think it deserves--Frankenheimer's best.
Review of The Train
