John Travolta and Denzel Washington fill the screen very well (especially Mr. too many pork chops lately Travolta). The problem with this film is the events are so damned outrageous that one sits back in awe of how stupid it can be. I have never seen a more incompetent network of negotiators and police. They knew where the train was, they had a SWAT team. When they start just blowing away hostages, it's time to move. These guys have nor moral sense or approachability and because of this you take them out. The charm of the bad guy works at first, but he is really a monomaniac so there is no way he's going to talk in a sensible way. The runaway train thing is passe (although I see Denzel is about to get on board again). Then, of course, there's the absolutely awful ending (I won't say a word and spoil it for anyone). How could such a finely honed plan have such a miserable endgame. Oh well.
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