Review of Unstoppable (2010) by Scott M — 01 Mar 2012

For some strange reason, I always manage to miss Denzel Washington movies when theyâ(TM)re out, and donâ(TM)t see them until theyâ(TM)ve been on DVD for months. UNSTOPPABLE was no exception, but Iâ(TM)ve been playing catch up this week! Chris Pine is the rookie rail worker paired with Denzelâ(TM)s veteran. They get on each others nerves at first, but soon bond. No big surprises there. But when a runaway train loaded with toxic chemicals threatens a Pennsylvania town, things get interesting.

This is director Tony Scottâ(TM)s fourth film with Denzel Washington (following MAN ON FIRE, DEJA VU, and THE TAKING OF PELHAM 1 2 3) and you can almost feel the comfort level between the two. Scott makes great action thrillers, and this one is no exception. Nice to see Chris Pine again (although there were shades of troubled James Kirk in his performance) and the always lovely Rosario Dawson could bark orders at me through a headset anytime she wanted. Of course the true stars of the film are the trains themselvesâ"big, powerful, rolling steel engines of deathâ"and Scott and his team film them beautifully. A solid action movie, (and for some reason now I need to hunt up a copy of SILVER STREAK to watch, as Mel has never seen that one.).

UNSTOPPABLE â" A.