Unstoppable

I just saw the movie "Unstoppable" in theaters this weekend and I thought that it was actually very good. I would probably say that it was fairly predictable, but I was still able to really enjoy it. Not only that, but ever since I was little and got to go on a passenger train ride with my Dad, through the Rocky Mountains from Vancouver to Calgary, I have grown a great passion for trains. So as you can see, this movie came to be quite enjoyable to me and as well as my dad. Train lovers or not, I'm sure that you'll still love this movie. It is a 2010 American Action-packed thriller with the occasional input of humor that for the most part would be appealing for the majority of movie-goers. "Unstoppable" was directed by Tony Scott and written by Mark Bomback. It is also based on true events, so in other words it is fairly dramatized. The movie stars Denzel Washington who plays the character Frank Barnes, and Chris Pine who plays the role of Will Colson. They both seem to do a great job with their parts in the movie. I'm sure that you will not be disappointed with this one.

Frank Barnes is a 28-year veteran train engineer who has just been given a 90-day forced retirement notice with half the benefits. On the other hand, Will Colson has just been given a job offer to work for the company in the same Fuller yard. On his way to work, Will tries to call his wife but she refuses to pick-up, purposely avoiding him for the past couple of weeks. Later on in the movie, you find out that this was because he was suspicious of her cheating on him when she refused to let him see who she was texting one day. After leaving her in anger, he later finds out that she was just texting her friend and not the man he threatened. Later on in the movie, Will is still learning how to be a train conductor so he is teamed up with Frank to help teach him the daily routine on how to properly operate a locomotive engine. While on their train schedule, Frank and Will are warned that there is an unstoppable, unmanned train close by, head-on in their direction, put into motion by human error. They soon find out that this train is also carrying several carts of highly toxic and explosive chemicals, dramatically increasing the danger of this problem. In turn, they are asked to stop at the next siding to let the train pass them without collision, but Frank was confident that they had too large of a load to fit. Instead, Frank and will decide to stay on the main track, just getting off in time on a cleared RIP track further down, allowing the unmanned train to safely pass. After seeing the train pass, Frank notices that the last carts coupling is still open realizing that they could stop it if they catch up to it in reverse, latch on to the cart, and pull it in the opposite direction. Will decides to stay with him to help out the most that he possibly can, feeling that it is a chance for him to win back his wife, and stop the reckless train. While this is going on, there also are several other failed attempts to stop the train, one of which included the death of Franks close friend. This is when the movie really starts to get good, becoming quite the rollercoaster ride (or I guess I should say train ride). It is also really interesting to see two very different characters (Frank and Will) open up to each other, both realizing that they could die in their attempt to stop the runaway train. I really recommend this one to anyone who is interested in the story line.  Here is a short preview to help you decide: "Unstoppable". I Hope you enjoy this one as much as I did!