Maybe a train movie means to you Steven Seagal with lots of electronics and glitzy equipment plus ultra beautiful Russian spies and villains with pencil-thin mustaches and sophisticated modern weapons.
"Unstoppable" isn't like that and it's an unusual choice for Tony Scott since there are limited opportunities for explosions when any involving a train can demolish a small city.
The pacing and editing keep the movie highly-suspenseful even without spies, international plots, or weapons which can destroy the world. It was surprising just how tight the movie stayed even when there wasn't all that much actually happening as hearing about one train catching up with another isn't going to be like watching the Kentucky Derby.
Tony Scott directed the movie and there were about ten producers, Tony Scott among them. It sounds outlandish to use so many producers but the result was so taut and exciting and it was surprising how compelling they made it to the point where I couldn't wait to find what happens next. That's kind of a surprising sensation for a train movie so five stars for this one.
"Unstoppable" is not so old since it was released in 2010 and it's rated at PG-13 but I didn't really notice any bad language nor did I notice anyone smoking cigarettes. The theme might be too much for a kid in considering a runaway train and there will definitely be crashes and bangs in a Tony Scott movie but otherwise it seems it would be ok. Denzel Washington plays the Senior Trainman who is genial once you get to know him and Chris Pine is the somewhat-humble Junior Hotshot Trainman who also lightens up when you know him while Rosario Dawson is the delectable Operations Manager who tries to save the situation despite the complete incompetence of the Big Boss.
Verdict: I was surprised how much I was diggin' it.
Note: this was probably Tony Scott's last movie and he did one fine job with it.
"Unstoppable" isn't like that and it's an unusual choice for Tony Scott since there are limited opportunities for explosions when any involving a train can demolish a small city.
The pacing and editing keep the movie highly-suspenseful even without spies, international plots, or weapons which can destroy the world. It was surprising just how tight the movie stayed even when there wasn't all that much actually happening as hearing about one train catching up with another isn't going to be like watching the Kentucky Derby.
Tony Scott directed the movie and there were about ten producers, Tony Scott among them. It sounds outlandish to use so many producers but the result was so taut and exciting and it was surprising how compelling they made it to the point where I couldn't wait to find what happens next. That's kind of a surprising sensation for a train movie so five stars for this one.
"Unstoppable" is not so old since it was released in 2010 and it's rated at PG-13 but I didn't really notice any bad language nor did I notice anyone smoking cigarettes. The theme might be too much for a kid in considering a runaway train and there will definitely be crashes and bangs in a Tony Scott movie but otherwise it seems it would be ok. Denzel Washington plays the Senior Trainman who is genial once you get to know him and Chris Pine is the somewhat-humble Junior Hotshot Trainman who also lightens up when you know him while Rosario Dawson is the delectable Operations Manager who tries to save the situation despite the complete incompetence of the Big Boss.
Verdict: I was surprised how much I was diggin' it.
Note: this was probably Tony Scott's last movie and he did one fine job with it.
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