“Denzel Washington” is usually enough to get my attention so didn’t take much to get me to check out the trailer for the upcoming movie “Unstoppable”.
We haven’t had a good “runaway train” movie for a while so let’s have a look…
So how does it rate on our scoring system?
A – Attention
OK, shot of a BIG train so we quickly get the idea what this is about. Note the use of the alarm clock device that we’ve seen before…could easily use that in a marketing video. We get introduced to the main characters and we have the tension of the “unlikely partners thrown together” scenario.
So far, it’s a little formulaic but OK.
Score – 1.5
I – Interest
OK, this is where it starts to pick up pace, with the runaway train coming into the picture. Lots of things getting smashed up plus the best line of this section…”It gets worse”!
Score – 2
D – Desire
It’s a funny thing with most movies like this is that we pretty much know what’s going to happen. The “good guys” are going to win, so what is it that draws us in? I guess it’s the thrill of the “ride” plus wanting to see how the good guys manage to pull it off.
In this case, I’m intrigued to see what happens. Looks like there are going to be plenty of thrills and spills and I want to see what happens when they put their plan into action.
Score – 2
Overall, a pretty good effort.
Bonus Mark – 1
Total – 6.5
Due out later this year (November) I think. Looks like it will be a great action movie experience.