I went to see this film because I always kinda liked movies about trains . I've seen many good railroad movies on video or TV such as : " The Runaway Train," ..."Silver Streak, "... " The Taking of Pelham 123 "( original and both remakes )... " The Emperor of the North," .. and a real, real oldie " Union Pacific " .... So what did these films have that Unstoppable doesn't have ? A meaningful story, memorable characters, interesting dialogue, good special effects, action and suspense ! There really isn't much of a plot here . I don't think I'm giving anything away when I tell you an incompetent fat oaf somehow lets his glue carrying train sneak away from him . The rest is pretty much predictable stuff . In fact most of the leading characters seemed only slightly upset that this uncontrollable behemoth has gotten away . Most scenes are only so-so with just one worthwhile wreak . As the out of control runaway takes-off we are told it's doing upward of 70 miles per hour yet we see it crawling around sharp curves and switches at a leisurely 5 or 10 mph . ( OK they did it in the movie Speed with the bus ) . Denzel Washington has to take time out to call his daughter at Hooters to tell her he loves her . We see lots of people watching the runaway train on TV as the Fox news helicopter is never far behind . I don't like machine guns or automatic weapons in most action movies . I guess you just can't make an exciting movie without the obligatory Rat-Ta-Ta-Ta of an M-16. Yes, the cops do take a few pot-shot at ole' #777 in a feeble attempt to get it to stop . I thought this movie would appeal to most railroad buffs but after reading some comments I guess not . What you get here is something that looks more like a made-for-TV disaster flick. I felt myself nodding off during that last 15 minutes and was happy when it ended . If you enjoy railroad movies or you have small kids that love toy trains, wait for Unstoppable to come out on DVD and watch it with them . I wish they would have given this film a touch of the Final Destination movies . The out of control killer diesel locomotive #666 that seems to have a mind of it's own ! I give Unstoppable a generous 4 **** , but that's only because of the colorful trains . Don't hop aboard Unstoppable ! " Not-so-Hottable " P.W.H.