HBO held a contest asking people to submit stories about stuff that happened on the New York subway system. This film is an anthology of the winning stories, each one with a different director.
On the whole, it's fairly mediocre. The majority of the stories aren't that remarkable. They mostly have a "hey, imagine that" kind of ring to them, but the sum of them all manages to be less than the parts.
Bob Balaban gets the best story ("The 5:24"), which also manages to be the longest, with Jerry Stiller either being Steve Zahn's greatest opportunity or a complete con. Julie Dash has the most refreshingly unusual one.
I watched this because of Jonathan Demme's segment, and it's a serious disappointment. It's a very one-note little joke, that probably plays better if you are very amused by Bill Irwin. I'm not.
On the whole, it's fairly mediocre. The majority of the stories aren't that remarkable. They mostly have a "hey, imagine that" kind of ring to them, but the sum of them all manages to be less than the parts.
Bob Balaban gets the best story ("The 5:24"), which also manages to be the longest, with Jerry Stiller either being Steve Zahn's greatest opportunity or a complete con. Julie Dash has the most refreshingly unusual one.
I watched this because of Jonathan Demme's segment, and it's a serious disappointment. It's a very one-note little joke, that probably plays better if you are very amused by Bill Irwin. I'm not.