Wednesday 27 February 2013

Unstoppable ****

Just a few words on this film I caught on the box the other night. Unstoppable is a 2010 American film inspired by true events involving a 'runaway train' after the engineer mistakenly left the controls to adjust a line switch. Denzel Washington and Chris Pine star as the two guys left with the responsibility of stopping the train after all previous attempts fail.

The film is a successful thrill ride, full of nail biting moments and non stop action. As usual with these big budget disaster movies there are scenes involving panic stricken officials, crashes, explosions and the underdog becoming the hero. It's sometimes cheesy, formulaic stuff, but it holds your attention right up to the 'will they or won't they' finale.

No comments:

Post a Comment