Unstoppable

Very Difficult to Stop.  Washington and Pine’s chemistry is as solid as it is clichéd.  Tense action thriller marred by overuse of epileptic and practically impossible news cameras and ‘Why didn’t you do that in the first place?’ ending.  Scott, Denzel, and a train.  Déjà vu 123.  RIP Tony Scott.

True Romance

Tarantino’s tale of a clean Slater’s injection into criminal world is brilliantly crafted and expertly populate with the best bit parts that Walken, Oldman, Hopper, Pitt and others have ever done.  Turning Slater and Arquette 1 into empathetic charaster is a True Miracle.  Naturally born prequel to Stone’s killed romance.

The Taking of Pelham 123 (2009)

Baby-Scott eases up on the epilepsy as Travolta Swordfishes a subway car. Well executed high-concept film compensates for action free segments with high doses of tension. Generally good, but hurt by annoying co-worker, excessive accounting lingo, bad driving from the NYPD designed to generate action, and sentimental 1980s closing freeze-frame.