Unstoppable (mini-review)
Unstoppable is based on a real life incident and is essentially the story of 28-year veteran train engineer Frank Barnes (Washington) and rookie conductor Will Colson (Pine) as they work to stop an unmanned, out of control freight train filled with a toxic substance before it crashes into a highly populated rural Pennsylvania town.
If you like action and trains, no doubt you’ll love this film. For me it was a surprisingly well made action flick. Though most likely the railroad technicalities aren’t entirely accurate, as they never usually are in these kinds of films, it shouldn’t be a problem for the average viewer. It’s easy to get caught up in this film as the characters, storylines, and the action are all very engaging. Additionally, the acting is first-rate all around, which also often isn’t the case in these types of films.
As an aside, I just need to say that if the rail worker who causes the incident and the corporate VP in charge are accurate portrayals of those running our country’s rail systems, we should all be very concerned.
All in all, I highly recommend the movie with ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥.
Opened November 12th.
Rated PG-13 for sequences of action and peril, and some language, with a running time of 98 minutes.
Starring: Denzel Washington – Frank Barnes, Chris Pine – Will Colson, Rosario Dawson – Connie Hooper, Kevin Corrigan – Inspector Werner, Lew Temple – Ned, David Warshofsky – Judd Stewart, Jessy Schram – Darcy Colson, Ethan Suplee – Dewey, Kevin Dunn – Galvin
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