Get ready for the ride of your life! Thanks to great performances by Denzel Washington and Chris Pine, Unstoppable offers a thrilling, gripping drama with an underlying human story that keeps you on the edge of your seat from start to finish.
A runaway train carrying hazardous chemicals threatens a number of small surrounding communities as it quickly advances toward them. We’re left to wonder how this out-of-control force can possibly be stopped. Each moment offers new obstacles – and daring solutions — as we feel the palpable roar of the approaching train, closing in on the evacuated towns lining its course.
How many might die should the train go awry? How far will the fumes and poisonous gas drift or, worse, explode into flames? A team of concerned railway employees and opposing management frantically rallies to concoct ways to end the lurking catastrosphe. Interspersed are the emotional issues of unions, early retirement, and the weary but loyal workers’ resentment of new young engineers taking their jobs. Thoughts of family members flash across the screen — will we ever see them again? Most importantly, we feel like we’re part of the story, sharing the anguish and fear of the two-man crew as the train nears the forbidden curve of a large metro area.. A combination of close-up photography, action shots, amazing feats of courage, and roaring sounds of the raging train engage all our senses. We are there on that train, not mere spectators.
Based on actual events, this is one movie you must see to appreciate the power of an unleashed train, and the moving parts of its dedicated, sensitive railway community.
Sounds great! I think my dad and I will see it.
Thanks, Laura!