RELEASE: 2010; GENERE: Drama, Action & Adventure, Suspense; RUN-TIME: 1 hr, 38 mins; RATED: PG-13; STARRING: Denzel Washington & Chris Pine ; DIRECTED BY: Tony Scott;
REVIEW: Our first thoughts were "predictable", and "it is what it is"; a movie filled with enough trains, collisions, and explosions to make most action-struck movie fans' hearts throb. With that said, the high-octane train sequences are staged with a surprising amount of tension and appear to be shot without reverting to computer-generated trickery. In a world where CGI has become the standard in most films, director Tony Scott resorts to using real trains, real action sequences and real stunts. Overall, it pays off! However, even with all of its action filled sequences, the end result is a mindless popcorn movie that speeds frantically for much too long before grinding to an anticlimactic stop. I don't think I could have watched the out-of-control locomotive barrel all over Pennsylvania, waiting for the altruistic heroes to enjoy their climactic moment a minute longer than its 90 minutes. Though most reviewers are giving it 4-Stars, I give it [3-1/2 Stars]
SYNOPSIS:This action filled drama is about a runaway train carrying a cargo of explosive toxic chemicals. It pits a 30-year veteran engineer and his young, relatively inexperienced, recently hired conductor in a race against time. They end up chasing the runaway train in a separate locomotive and need to bring it under control before it derails on a curve and causes a toxic spill that will decimate a town.
REVIEW: Our first thoughts were "predictable", and "it is what it is"; a movie filled with enough trains, collisions, and explosions to make most action-struck movie fans' hearts throb. With that said, the high-octane train sequences are staged with a surprising amount of tension and appear to be shot without reverting to computer-generated trickery. In a world where CGI has become the standard in most films, director Tony Scott resorts to using real trains, real action sequences and real stunts. Overall, it pays off! However, even with all of its action filled sequences, the end result is a mindless popcorn movie that speeds frantically for much too long before grinding to an anticlimactic stop. I don't think I could have watched the out-of-control locomotive barrel all over Pennsylvania, waiting for the altruistic heroes to enjoy their climactic moment a minute longer than its 90 minutes. Though most reviewers are giving it 4-Stars, I give it [3-1/2 Stars] SYNOPSIS:This action filled drama is about a runaway train carrying a cargo of explosive toxic chemicals. It pits a 30-year veteran engineer and his young, relatively inexperienced, recently hired conductor in a race against time. They end up chasing the runaway train in a separate locomotive and need to bring it under control before it derails on a curve and causes a toxic spill that will decimate a town.
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