From NetFlix:

It’s a nail-biting race against time as an unmanned train carrying a load of lethal chemicals speeds out of control, and a conductor and engineer do everything in their power to keep it from derailing and killing tens of thousands of people. Denzel Washington leads the cast in Tony Scott’s tough-minded action thriller, in which a terrible circumstance forces a couple of ordinary men to become extraordinary heroes.

“The Perfect Storm” of human error leads to a train (not coasting, rather actually using power) going 70 mph carrying hazardous and explosive material through densely populated areas and headed for a treacherous 15mph-limit elevated curve right in the middle of a city.

Expecting nothing more than a glorified train wreck, I was pleasantly surprised to find a well-organized retelling of a real-life situation in Pennsylvania. If I knew more about trains and how they are scheduled, joined, side-tracked, etc, I might have enjoyed the film even more.

Mixed into the plot are personalities and their problems. Denzel Washington plays Denzel Washington as usual (at least he enunciates). Chris Pine (Brian Green in “Carriers”) has the next largest role and does well. Many of the other supporting actors you will recognize immediately. You will also easily separate the truly dedicated workers from the traditional screw-ups. Stay to watch the final credits because you get to see what happened to the real life characters, some of whom justly ended up in the “fast-food industry”.

Probably this film would do no harm to children (except scare them).

Hold on to your seats!