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With plane hijackings currently dominating collective
consciousness dread, it's somewhat strange that trains as
the phobia of choice are advancing full speed ahead in movies
right now. On the heels of The Taking of Pelham 123 is Night
Train, an eerie noir commute with politically charged baggage
on board as well.***
Written and directed by Brian King and filmed in nocturnal
Bulgaria on board a vintage passenger line that could easily
upstage the most sinister film set on wheels, Night Train
stars Danny Glover as a conscientious conductor warding
off with great difficulty the temptation of greed, while
facing mounting medical bills for his ailing wife.***
The seductive object in question, a sealed box with
peepholes that teases with a possible treasure trove of
jewels within, is left behind by a recently departed nervous
wreck mysterious stranger, injesting a lethal amount of
pills just before his demise on board.***
Among those likewise butting in for a cut of the discovered
stash, is Leelee Sobieski as a supremely creepy frumpy med
student bookworm turned vamp maniac. And Steve Zahn as a
drunken salesman who believes he's just caught an eyeful
of more than the usual pink elephants.***
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