Tony Toscano reviews “Unstoppable”
“Unstoppable” stars Denzel Washington and (Star Trek’s Captain Kirk) Chris Pine in a throwback to those 70’s disaster films.
When an unmanned freight train is accidentally let loose, the railroad line begins a frantic quest to simply stop it. The action cards are stacked when the audience learns the train is carrying tons of volatile chemicals that will explode and wipe out a small city the train is shooting toward.
As it happens two lone railroad workers are on the track and as the company’s efforts to stop the train keep failing, it becomes clear these two men are the only hope to stop this disaster.
Under the direction of Tony Scott, Washington and Pine rescue “Unstoppable” from becoming overly cartoonish and laughable and allow the audience to relax and simply enjoy the ride.
“Unstoppable” gets a B and is rated PG-13
























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