Unstoppable (2010 film)

• Denzel Washington: Frank Barnes
• Chris Pine: Will Colson
• Rosario Dawson: Connie Hooper
• Lew Temple: Ned Oldham
• Kevin Corrigan: inspector Scott Werner
• Ethan Suplee: Dewey
• T. J. Miller: Gilleece
• Jessy Schram: Darcy Colson
• David Warshofsky: Judd Stewart
• Kevin Chapman: Bunny

Unstoppable - Out of Control (Original Title: Unstoppable ) is an American thriller from 2010 with Denzel Washington and Chris Pine in the lead roles. Directed by Tony Scott.

Action

Due to the negligence of a railway employee in the marshalling yard Fuller Yard in Pennsylvania sits down a freight train loaded with toxic chemicals, unmanned moving. He ends up on the single track developed route towards Stanton. With its explosive charge similar to the train of a bomb on rails, which makes the situation even more precarious because the track of the train passes through a heavily populated area. In addition, the railway employees, the hoses for the air brake not connected.

Connie Hooper, driving services manager in the control of the railway company, an immediate alert and trying to stop the train. As the train but traveling faster than anyone had imagined, it is not possible to steer it onto a side track. When instructed by Connie staff at the corresponding crossover arrives, the train is already over.

Trying to thwart the train with two locomotives in addition superiors, fails because this derail and explode. The second attempt to derail the train with track locks intentionally fails. He races with up to 70 miles further per hour.

The experienced train driver Frank Barnes and his new, young colleague Will Colson drive their train on the same route the unmanned train against. After a brief evasive action they take with their locomotive unceremoniously on the persecution. Their plan: You want to link up from behind the unmanned train and brake him so.

The situation comes to a head when the train approaches a particularly tight corner, a fuel depot is located in its immediate vicinity. This is the lives of thousands at stake, because this curve is only 15 miles per hour passable. A race against time begins.

Meanwhile, Frank and Will have caught up with the train and successfully hitched their locomotive to the last car. This maneuver slowed the train initially, but can not stop it. Frank tries to activate the brakes of the individual freight wagons. After all, the train is now slow enough just so that he does not derailed in the critical curve.

Finally, it is possible Will, first to jump onto a moving train next to the pickup and from there into the cab of the locomotive leaderless and bring the train under control and stop.

Background

The plot is based on a true story, known as the incident CSX 8888, as on 15 May 2001 a train ran in the marshalling yard Stanley Yard near the city of Toledo in Ohio out of control and about 100 kilometers unmanned drove towards Kenton. In 1985 appeared with Runaway Train, a film with similar subject matter.

Review

"The movie Unstoppable Tony Scott is a solid near- disaster movie. His message: The right decision does not dictate the money, but the conscience. [ ... ] Tony Scott [ ... ] has certainly created with the conservative in the best sense movie no outstanding individual work. "

" At least if you want to make the audience believe in the end that what is seen is actually done, you have to turn with laughter. It may well be that you took into account the true events, but that they should have played against all physical laws (such as staged here ), is extremely unlikely. What Tony Scott and [ ... ] Denzel Washington were thinking at this kind hanebüchenem nonsense, remains open. Then there is the often shoddy Recut which annoys more than entertains. It is exciting in this race against time, unfortunately, nothing sinnfrei however, quite a lot. "

"Speed ​​on rails - Unstoppable - Out of Control is Tony Scott in top form. The image virtuoso not only creates an ode to the American working class, but also an incredibly effective, thrilling actioner, which seems to consist of pure kinetic energy. "

Award

At the ceremony, the Satellite Awards 2010 Unstoppable won the award for the best sound editor and was nominated for four other awards ( Best Cinematography, Best Editing, Best Music, Best Visual Effects ). At the Oscar ceremony in 2011 was followed by a nomination in the category Best Sound Editing.