Strangely, Frank Barnes’ daughters spend pretty much all of the movie without showing concern for their father’s danger or his well-being, even as his call to tell them both that he loves them is sincere and touching. Another idea fails so disastrously that its impressive special effects come at tragic cost for one character, but the movie does not have or take much time to grieve. The movie’s scale is increased when emergency responders enter the picture and begin trying several different means of stopping the train, including attempting to shoot a safety switch that unfortunately happens to be near its fuel tank. I’ve heard way too many train horns to be comfortable seeing this. The movie’s breakneck pacing works in its favor, and it keeps on going.
A federal safety inspector explains the significance of #777’s cargo just before that train narrowly averts a castrophe in an unforgettably harrowing sequence. Yardmaster Connie Hooper, played by Rosario Dawson, balances capability with reasonable apprehension as she remotely manages the growing crisis. That same atmosphere capably inserts just enough comedy as we learn that Barnes’ two adult daughters are waitresses at Hooters, whose inherent moments of fanservice feel like extremely dark comedy in a movie like this.
#UNSTOPPABLE MOVIE BEHIND THE SCENES FULL#
A shot of a field-trip train full of young children, ignorant of the danger they’re in, is played for drama and a ton of suspense. The movie’s atmosphere quickly becomes horrific, as the uncontrolled #777, sans air brakes, heads toward opposing traffic. Washington’s portrayal of Barnes is more measured when compared against Pine’s blatant confidence, but both capably prove themselves as “action heroes” in styles that differ from what might be necessary for a Star Trek or a Book of Eli. Colson doesn’t like being asked to prove himself as the new guy, and Barnes understandably doesn’t like seeing his peers undercut by rookies fresh out of training. Abrams’ Star Trek films, but as was the case with those movies, this character’s (eventually) heroic personality keeps him from becoming smug and annoying. The characters exchange lots of trade jargon, which shows them to be well-meaning people with an eye for safety that isn’t always shared in this movie, and the camera movements do a great job of creating a sensation of speed.Ĭhris Pine’s portrayal of Will Colson feels similar to how Captain Kirk acted in J.J. After Colson and Barnes get their train in motion, the movie spends just enough time establishing both individuals as human beings with children and familial struggles of their own, which are just saved from feeling “typical” thanks to a number of minor plot twists later in the film. The train that fuels the plot, the AWVR #777, becomes the target of several neglectful decisions and soon lacks both air brakes and an onboard engineer, who himself looks like he could be in better shape. The movie, not necessarily to its detriment, instead focuses on more immediate issues such as–let’s face it–a massive train careening, with hazardous freight, toward a large residential area.Īs someone who lives near several sets of tracks, this whole premise makes me anxious. With labor politics already running behind the scenes, the story’s setting could have been much more complex and thought-provoking than it was allowed to be. Colson, however, has already built up a degree of distrust from others due to his family’s multiple connections to the industry, and likewise, Barnes is being mistreated due to his age, even though he’s had at least as many years of railroading experience as Colson seems to have had of life. Young, spunky railroading newcomer Will Colson, who should look familiar, is assigned to the same train as Frank Barnes (the always wonderful Denzel Washington), the Allegheny and West Virginia Railroad #1206. The movie’s opening credits, with footage running at a framerate that almost looks like stop-motion video, establish scenes of a family man with a normal life, helping to humanize various characters in a calm environment before everything goes downhill. (For my gaming friends, does this premise remind you of Blast Corps on the Nintendo 64? It does for me!) An enormous, fast-moving, and unmanned vehicle is carrying dangerous chemicals toward a heavily populated city, and it’s up to our heroes to save the day. A pitch-perfect action film, Unstoppable is a runaway-train story based on the CSX Locomotive No.
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