The Taking of Pelham 123 (2009)

In its purest form, the relationship between actor and director can be a sacred thing–a symbiosis that yields transcendent results.  Whether it’s Scorsese-De Niro, Ford-Wayne, Kazan-Brando, or Hitchcock-Stewart, the mention of one invariably invokes thoughts of the other.  But what happens when half of a particular tandem fails to match the talent of the other? [...]