Good story, Not enough for a whole film The 15:17 to Paris is a story about 3 friends, 2 of which who have been in the US army, defend a train from a terrorist and save the lives of all onboard. While this is a thrilling story, the movie turns into something much more bland and uneventful. The first 30 minutes were good, showing background into the characters' lives, but as it went on, it slowed to a near halt. The boys drifted slowly apart and the story becomes more about Spencer Stone than anything else. About halfway through the film, the boys backpack through Europe. with Spencer and Anthony exploring Italy while Alek goes off to see Germany. The film then digresses into just watching people be tourists, going from place to place without doing much of anything. Understandably, this is do the the fact that it is the true story of what they did, which is the appeal for the movie, however it needed more suspense or plot to keep it moving. As for the acting, the main characters were shaky, understandable since they are not actors, however the writing is very staged and bland. Much of the writing is very direct talk to convey the plot, and seems too scripted for way the film is set up. If the main characters were actors, I'm sure it would have come across as more natural, but the combination of bad screenplay and amateur acting lead to a seemingly staged plot for a "real event". Overall, 5/10, not terrible, its for the most part enjoyable, and a decent time waister for anyone who loves movies against terrorism.