Morte Sobre Trilhos

For me, the best part of this runaway train disaster, was the closing credits, where you get to understand just how many interesting character actors are totally wasted by the ridiculous script. Let's start with Roy Scheider, as a Mafia boss. Then there is Don Swaze, Clint Howard, Ed O'Ross, and Ray Wise, all lost in the cartoon-like goings on. You have a train. You have the bad guys taking over the train. You have the train eventually crashing into Los Angeles Union Station, yet everyone in the station seems oblivious to the fact that a locomotive has just torn through half the terminal. Hero, Dorian Harewood, jumps off the speeding train with no ill effects, steals a dirt bike, and somehow gets back on the train without a misstep. The weak attempts at levity, especially with the control room operator, are pathetic. Then there is the damaged helicopter, which somehow manages to get a cop onto the roof of the train, before disappearing behind a hill in flames. I could go on and on. The intriguing cast is absolutely the only reason to see this, but only if you are prepared for the ridiculous script. - MERK

A straight-to-video knock-off of Con Air and Under Seige 2, which doesn't have the budget or ideas to pull off anything beyond what you might see on daytime TV. It's packed full of character actors who aren't given much to do but do keep things rolling along sufficiently. Roy Scheider seems to be enjoying the chance to play a nasty bad guy but unfortunately gets lost in the crowd as the movie progresses. Dorian Harewood is not your stereotypical action lead, but he actually suits the character's reluctant participation well. Clint Howard is his usual creepy weird self and plays a pointless yet entertaining character. Don Swayze does his thing and is underused, and it's sad to see Keith Coogan reduced to such a minor side role. This movie is fine if you set your expectations low and still have a thirst for such outings beyond what it models itself on.

What film! I find throughout this picture that tension is cranked up by stealth. What acting! Drama was fully realised by face and walking. The expertise of act was fully realised by shark attack victim Roy Scheider through brilliant. My nerves surrounding trains were mechanically extrapolated through film- I was gripped by story, and my the action only helped prolong viewing time. Steel train was great name and reflected the true power of train, but Evasive Action is the facts because train cannot be embraced like goose. I think trains are not fully realised as story basis, though Under Siege thought train well and atomic train had battle train, but Evasive Action make steel train! I feel film was excellent and implore everyone who likes act, drama, film and train to watch.

How desperate must Roy Scheider have become to accept a role in this straight-to-video offering from Jerry P. Jacobs, who must be some incestuously close relative of Alan Smithee. It is sad indeed when a quality actor is forced to prostitute his art in this way...and I thought I'd seen it all with Raul Julia's swan-song as General Bison in the frivolous STREETFIGHTER!

Total CON AIR clone without the budget, stars, script or direction. I particularly liked the character played by Clint Howard.."Hector the Director!" Have producers no shame!

I saw this a few weeks ago after a friend lobbed in from South East Asia with a VHS copy. Stuck it for 40 minutes then put on CON AIR to finish it! Avoid.

Luke Sinclair (Dorian Harewood) is in a high security prison after killing the man who murdered his family. The decision is taken to transfer most of the prisoners to a new high tech prison and to transfer them by train in a special prison car. They escape and take over the train.

Really unconvincing laughable action thriller complete with cliched characters, gaping plot holes and dreadful script. The opening 15 minutes covering Sinclair's crime is entirely incidental and they could have better spent the money on a couple of decent effects. The sole reason to watch this is for Roy Scheider who gives this a small grain of credibility. Why Roy, why?