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Movie Review: Unstoppable (2010)

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Synopsis: Just days from a forced retirement at reduced benefits, veteran train engineer Frank Barnes is tasked with training an arrogant rookie conductor, Will Colston. Their routine day changes when a trainyard error sends a locomotive hauling 39 cars and dangerous chemicals hurtling down the mainline at fast speeds and without anyone driving it. After barely getting out of its path and against the wishes of their boss, Frank and Will begin chasing the train down, hoping to slow or stop it before it derails and causes a catastrophic event. Who's in it? The movie stars Denzel Washington , Chris Pine , Rosario Dawson, Kevin Dunn and Kevin Corrigan. Review: My wife decided to work in her sewing studio last night so, after mowing my mom's lawn, I came home and settled in with a movie until she got home. I had seen Unstoppable before, but it had been a while, so I gave it another try. Overall, I still thought it was a decent choice. This is, in all honesty, a disaster movie tha...

Movie Review: Gridiron Gang (2006)

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Synopsis: Growing frustrated with the way kids incarcerated at the Kilpatrick Detention Center in Los Angeles return to their gangs soon after being released, Sean Porter forms a football team, the Mustangs, as a way to teach them responsibility and discipline. Despite some early success, the team's season is put in jeopardy when the gangs strike at one of their games. Who's in it? The movie stars Dwayne Johnson , Xzibit , L. Scott Caldwell , Kevin Dunn and Jade Scott Yorker. Review: My wife is having an afternoon out with her brother so while having some lunch, I looked for a movie to watch without here. It had been a while since I last saw Gridiron Gang and I couldn't find much else on, so I gave it another try. While I remember not enjoying this movie all that much when I first watched it, it turned out to be better than I remembered. My first impression of this movie is it was a bit like The Longest Yard , but with kids. That impression didn't change much, even ...