Unstoppable

If you drive your sweetheart around in a car that stalls, it's imperative that you avoid railway crossings when there's a runaway train about – unless, of course, you want to end up like a tragic 1950s teen love song.

Fortunately, young love goes unscratched in this thriller. Unfortunately, a number of Pennsylvania towns are not as fortunate.

When a runaway train carrying hazardous material escapes the rail yard, it's up to an experienced engineer (Denzel Washington) and an inexperienced conductor (Chris Pine) to put aside their differences and slow it down.

Assisting them is a headstrong yardmaster (Rosario Dawson) who hopes to derail the locomotive in a sparsely populated area.

Though overflowing with taut action sequences, this retelling of an actual event lacks the character development and steady camera work needed to make a real impact.

Besides, wouldn't it be easier to just get one of the train's hobos to stop it? (Yellow Light)