The reason I say there isn't much to say about this movie is that it's a good, solid action movie in the vein of Speed, with nice character work, but with emphasis on the train. It won't win any awards for acting or originality (there's even the potential of the train colliding with another train of school children) but it provides real thrills, tension and heroism and is directed with such flair by Tony Scott that it stands out against other such thrillers. Who'd have thought that shots of trains travelling really fast could be turned into something so exciting? The relationship between Washington and Pine was well developed, sharing an easy chemistry, but it was secondary to the train! Did I mention the train?! A top notch movie.
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