Train of Doom

This was a pretty good movie. The story was well written, and a couple of different actors put in good performances.

Will (Chris Pine) plays a great redeemed hero/come-from-behind kind-of-guy. He starts off looking pretty crazy, unstable, even. But when forced to deal with the crisis of a crazy, unstable train about to puke poisonous filth over vast swathes of lovely Pennsylvania, this somewhat surly and out-of-his-league rookie manages to pull it together and save the day, with the help of...

Frank (Denzel Washington), who seemed pretty sympathetic to me from the beginning, albeit a little rough around the edges...and understandably so. And in the midst of crisis, he becomes a real hero, and both his knowledge and his courage are instrumental in saving the day.

The various co-workers, allies, and family members of the two main protagonists are also played very well, and are alternatively amusing, incompetent, or inspiring, as chance would have it.

Overall, an unexpectly good movie.

(9/10)