jack-lavell Review of Train Ride

Train Ride (2000)

train ride is a fantastic American film that should be seen by all

[10/10 · 31 May 2008]

I recently have stumbled upon a few reviews for this movie and decided to check it out at my local block buster. I often stay away from movies that I have not seen in movie theaters but I am glad I changed my mindset for this one. Train ride is one of the best movies I have ever seen. The dialog was brilliant. And that can only be attributed to brilliant writing and the acting to pull it off. Without great writing most movies fail. I look at a movie like American gangster and I was disappointed by the way the movie failed to deliver because of the bland dialog. Even with great actors, American gangster had no substance because there was no great dialog to catch the audiences attention. The movie just used violence to hide its poor writing. American gangster was a great concept that was wasted due to bad writing. However, Train Ride was written so well that every piece of dialog captured my full attention. Scenes like the one where the main villain Will talks about how he found out about the date rape drug kept me glued to the screen. Writing can make an average actor seem great and make a great actor seem legendary, and this is exactly how the writing by director/writer Rel Dowdell helps Wood Harris achieve another level in Train Ride. I know this director will be a Superstar very soon and cannot wait to see his future works. If I talked any more about the movie I would be forced into writing a spoiler so I just urge anyone who has not seen this movie to see it as if their very life depended on it. Especially those who are currently in college. I am currently in college right now and I cannot tell you how much the date rape drug has effected my campus. This is a movie that is as brilliant and gritty as it is educational. I can truly say I was shocked at how good it was.