Directed by:
Tony ScottScreenplay:
Mark BombackCinematography:
Ben SeresinComposer:
Harry Gregson-WilliamsCast:
Denzel Washington, Chris Pine, Rosario Dawson, Jessy Schram, Kevin Dunn, Ethan Suplee, Kevin Chapman, Kevin Corrigan, Lew Temple, Elizabeth Mathis, Aisha Hinds (more)VOD (3)
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A runaway train, transporting deadly, toxic chemicals, is barreling down on Scranton, Pennsylvania, and only two men can stop it: a veteran engineer (Washington) and a young conductor (Pine). Thousands of lives hang in the balance as these ordinary heroes attempt to chase down one million tons of hurtling steel and prevent an epic disaster. Helmed by visionary director Tony Scott (Man on Fire), this story inspired by true events delivers excitement and suspense that are - unstoppable! (official distributor synopsis)
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Scott has tamed the visual orgy down to a minimum, instead letting James T. Kirk and Senor Creasy put the brakes on the Runaway Train, which is pumping at maximum warp drive. All this in the year's most suspenseful film, where I involuntarily let out a few "Wow!" moments. Without a drop of shame, I admit that I was hoping for a happy ending, just like the emotional American families of heroes on TV screens, or when clichés and adrenaline work in the best possible ratio. [Coincidentally watched on a train.]
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It’s nice that the realistic story and believable actions of the characters prevent this Tony Scott movie from being full of lapses in logic. In comparison with Speed, for example, it’s more of a dramatic thriller than an action flick, even though Scott’s traditionally spectacular and energetic visuals suggest otherwise. Moreover, the director shows some brilliant work in escalating the tension, which is the best feature of the movie. Even so, without terrorists, ticking bombs or at least a more sophisticated (explosive?) ending that would play with the toxic cargo on the train, the film remains somehow incomplete.
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Dynamic, thrilling at times, and, surprisingly, without a ton of clichés (which I would expect from a film like this). One would expect another epileptic fit from Tony Scott, but this time he delivers something completely different. A fast and relatively simple action film, where there's no time even to go to the toilet. I think that the director created exactly what he intended: a top-notch film within its genre.
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♫ She’ll be coming round the mountain when she comes, she’ll be coming round the mountain when she comes... ♫ This doesn’t really sum everything up, but Scott’s “playing with trains" is a perfect example of suspense from start to finish. And does it matter that he achieves this using a thousand and one movie clichés? No it doesn’t because in any case you have no time to realize this before the final credits come up.
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A straightforward action treat, dripping with adrenalin, especially toward the end. I even sort of subliminally guessed how it would all end, and sometimes a shocked “Jeezus" or “Wow" dropped out of my (and not just my) wide open mouth. Scott does incredible work with the entire dynamics and has a talent for action that few can equal, and also I’m really pleased that the trains and the surroundings were all real. No greenscreen sequences. No shortage of clichés here, but Denzel and Chris Pine endured this with flying colors and the movie could be taken to be a harmless return to grassroots. Otherwise, this was one of the most thrilling movies recently.
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