You really can't go wrong with Denzel. And Chris Pine (the guy from the new Star Trek movie) is pretty good too. This one is based on a true story about a runaway train in Pennsylvania that these two "regular heroes" have to run down and stop. Naturally, it is filled with tense/worried action sucking you into the story. I had heard from a lot of people about how good this movie is, so I went in with really high expectations. That's always a problem. But, this movie almost met them. A few parts were a little too cheesy and a few lines were a little too cliche. For instance, towards the end of the movie when they are nearly caught up to the runaway train, Denzel and Pine decide to have a conversation about Pine's marital problems. This conversation is repeatedly interrupted by radio contact with railroad control informing them of the task at hand and how many people will die if they fail. It just felt like an odd time to have that kind of introspective conversation...almost like they forgot they were chasing down a train until some radioed in to remind them. I am getting pretty nitpicky, but oh well.
As I have said before about these movies that are based on true stories, who knows how much of this happened the way the movie portrays it? Either way it's not half bad. B+.
No comments:
Post a Comment