Let me just tell you how the film goes.

There is a train. It starts to go fast.

For most of the film it goes very fast.

Then two people stop the train.

The train is no longer going fast.

The end.

You have been saved from a very painful 98 minutes.

SPOILER.

IT FUCKING STOPS!.

Stoppable

THIS TRAIN CAN'T BE FUCKING STOPPED!

Oh wait it can.

The train stops.

There, I just saved you from over 90 long boring boobless minutes.

Repetitive, and clearly the title is liable slander because they managed to stop it. How Tony Scott formulated 98 minutes of a train that was a bit too fast for anyone was naive and stupid. This was prettayyyy shit.

Mucha emoción se creo un peligro tan real que en ningún momento se cuestiona, cuenta con una fotografía espectacular dinámica y precisa aunque hubiera sido bueno haber agregado algunas escenas mas sobre la vida de los personajes principales.

A solid Denzel film pretty much what you expect from a film about a runaway train much more enjoyable than expected though. One of the better ones of its genre a genre I usually find boring and predictable nice to be impressed once in a while.

Super simple, but decent fare. Predictable but not tiresome, and nothing wrong with the performances.

A pretty dull manipulative movie where nothing exciting happens until the last 15 minutes. There are some little moments here and there that'll make you laugh, but otherwise it's not really worth your time. The chemistry between Pine and Washington work well though.

When human error leads to the spectacle of a fully powered, unmanned freight train carrying toxic materials at over 70 mph into a heavily populated area, a veteran railroader (Denzel Washington) and a rookie (Chris Pine) must work together to bring it to a halt while the nation watches on cable television.

I've been waiting for a really good runaway train movie since...well, "Runaway Train," and it's finally here. Director Tony Scott lets nothing stand in the way of the action, yet still manages to present characters we care about and an intelligent story (screenwriter Mark Bomback) that clearly explains the factors that led to the disaster and the steps taken to rectify it. The result is an efficient, thrilling action picture that is easy to recommend.

It's pretty much what you would expect from Tony Scott, high pace, over exposed film used for transitions, Denzel, light hearted action and some emotional backdrop to keep the stakes relevant. And it works, it's fun to watch, as usual Denzel can carry a movie and keep you engaged even though you are just watching two train operators most of the time. Of course the whole thing seems ridiculous since in the end the way they manage to stop it is by doing what they had tried before, only where trained professionals fail, now a rookie train conductor can do.

The character stuff feels a bit forced, but Scott's use of color steals the show. The films title could refer to Scott's camerawork just as much as it refers to the runaway train.

Playing out like a big budget episode of seconds to disaster, Unstoppable is exactly that, it’s one great big action sequence (dramatic re-enactment), thankfully without too much pesky character development. After all it’s a runaway train film, you don’t want to know what the train conductor had for breakfast you want to know if he’s gonna make it home for dinner. Full of great action sequences, Unstoppable is guaranteed to keep you from going to the toilet, so make sure you go before the train leaves the station.

For more train films see my Trainspotting film list:
letterboxd.com/andyroadmovie/list/trainspotting/