Unstoppable Movie 2010
Do you know Unstoppable Movie inspired by actual events? Yes Unstoppable” is an adrenaline rush fueled by director Tony Scott’s signature mark of propulsive action rooted in the reality of ordinary people placed in extraordinary circumstances. A veteran train engineer (Denzel Washington) and a young conductor (Chris Pine) race the clock to stop an unmanned runaway train – effectively a missile the size of a skyscraper and prevent disaster in a heavily populated area.~ComingSoon.net
Unstoppable, a 20th Century Fox drama about a runaway train carrying a cargo of toxic chemicals. Pits an engineer and his conductor in a race against time. They’re chasing the runaway train in a separate locomotive and need to bring it under control before it derails on a curve and causes a toxic spill that will decimate a town. ~IMDB.com
Unstoppable Movie Review;
The Good:
Denzel: However silly a plot line may be or a character written – he has a way of bringing them to life and adding that charisma that always makes you like him despite what’s going on in the film.
Action Sequences: If there’s one thing Tony Scott knows how to do, it’s action – which is off for such a soft spoken Englishman. He does a great job at building tension and shooting action scenes in ways that we haven’t seen before.
The Pace: If there is one thing this film isn’t lacking it’s speed. From the moment it starts the film sets a fast pace keeps it going until after the credits finish. From the fast paced camera movements, to the real life speeding train, this film is literally a non-stop action-ride that won’t stop even if you want it to.
The Bad:
The Story: Why is it that they only ever try any solution once? Give it a few chances before you throw it out the window! In the end they wind up saving the day with the first idea they had but it takes them SOOOO long to finally do it. It doesn’t really make sense as to why they had to wait and why it takes a guy with a huge truck and a handle-bar mustache to pull it all off.
The Cliches: There was just one cliche after another, from the corporate guys playing golf to the hard-working older guy with a wife who has just died. There is nothing new in this film at all aside from the fact that this time they’re on a train instead of a subway car, a bus or in a car.
Substance: The actors did their best to bring a sense of heart to the characters they played, but it’s hard to see past the non-stop action, and manipulative, emotional setups to really engage with them and their experience.
No Real Danger: Because we’ve seen this film so many times before, despite the fact that they came up with some twists, there was nothing new about this film so from the moment we meet our characters we know they’re going to make it to the end and therefore never really worry about the dying in the 50 different ways Tony Scott has laid before them. Without them being fallible we can’t engage in their story. ~ Screensave.com
Overall :
So yes, this film did live up to expectations, it’s yet another Tony Scott action film through and through. It’s got one long chase seen from start to finish and that’s probably the best part about it. I noticed people around me enjoying the film far more than I, which leads me to wonder if this is just not the right film for me. If you like Tony Scott and all his past films and don’t feel like renting Domino, Days of Thunder, True Romance (probably his best film), Spy Game (not a bad one), or The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 you’ll probably love this — it’s exactly what you’ve some to love, nothing more and nothing less.
