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Directed by: Tony Scott
Genre: Thriller / Action
Rating: 95% Awesome
Cliche Two Cents: It's a fun ride!
Summary: An unstoppable train needs to be stopped.
From the beginning of the movie, this story about a literal unstoppable train is unexpectedly gripping.
Chris Pine is the young rookie just out of training beginning his new job on the rails. Denzel Washington is the old dog veteran who has seen it all before; especially cocky new conductors. Their working relationship does start out well for each is highly annoyed by the other.
While they're out doing their job, two other bumbling fools let a train ride off on the tracks. It has no conductor, is stuck on full throttle, carrying dangerous and deadly chemicals, and heading for small towns.
When Pine & Washington heading for this missile-like train decide to stop it, after other unreasonably (somewhat funny) ridiculous plans fail, suspense brews and their friendship forms stronger.
Somehow you'd might think a movie about a train would be uninteresting (don't tell Sheldon Cooper I said that!). Blockbusters has become a bit of worn-out genre from the old 'men with guns blazing around the world stopping big bad guys' ploy. Unstoppable is thrilling and a small notch above other action movies. The dialogue is a little cheesy and cinematography is a bit dizzying (not dazzling) but overall the film is simple and entertaining.
In A Giffy:
Reel to Life: What obstacle have your faced in your life that seemed unstoppable - until the right plan was what you needed to succeed?