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Night Train

  • 2009
  • R
  • 1h 31m
IMDb RATING
5.7/10
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Night Train (2009)
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Two passengers and the conductor discover that a man has passed away on their night train cabin. They come across a mysterious object in a box the dead man was carrying and they all wish to ... Read allTwo passengers and the conductor discover that a man has passed away on their night train cabin. They come across a mysterious object in a box the dead man was carrying and they all wish to keep for themselves.Two passengers and the conductor discover that a man has passed away on their night train cabin. They come across a mysterious object in a box the dead man was carrying and they all wish to keep for themselves.

  • Director
    • Brian King
  • Writer
    • Brian King
  • Stars
    • Danny Glover
    • Leelee Sobieski
    • Steve Zahn
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  • IMDb RATING
    5.7/10
    9.6K
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    • Director
      • Brian King
    • Writer
      • Brian King
    • Stars
      • Danny Glover
      • Leelee Sobieski
      • Steve Zahn
    • 54User reviews
    • 28Critic reviews
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    Danny Glover
    Danny Glover
    • Miles
    Leelee Sobieski
    Leelee Sobieski
    • Chloe
    Steve Zahn
    Steve Zahn
    • Pete
    Matthias Schweighöfer
    Matthias Schweighöfer
    • Frankie
    • (as Matthias Schweighoefer)
    Takatsuna Mukai
    • Hiro
    Togo Igawa
    Togo Igawa
    • Yamashita
    Richard O'Brien
    Richard O'Brien
    • Mrs. Froy
    Jo Marr
    Jo Marr
    • Mr. Cairo
    Constantine Gregory
    Constantine Gregory
    • Mr. Gutman
    Harry Anichkin
    • Walter
    Geoff Bell
    Geoff Bell
    • Detective
    Luca Bercovici
    Luca Bercovici
    • Man
    Mariana Stansheva
    Mariana Stansheva
    • Woman
    • (as Mariana Stanisheva)
    Dessi Morales
    • Nurse
    • (as Desislava Nikolova-Morales)
    Yana Atanasova Popova
    • Little Girl
    Ivo Ivailov Georgiev
    • Older Brother
    Sofia Leticia Morales
    • Younger Sister
    Vladimir Koev
    • Spectastor #1
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Brian King
    • Writer
      • Brian King
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    • Trivia
      The character names of Gutman (Constantine Gregory) and Cairo (Jo Marr) are direct homages to those played by Sydney Greenstreet and Peter Lorre in The Maltese Falcon (1941).
    • Goofs
      After Miles leaves to notify next station about the dead man, Peter approaches the corpse. On the close up you can see the chest moving because of breathing and not because of the movement of the train.
    • Quotes

      Miles: There's no vote! No democracy! My train is a damn dictatorship, and I'm the damn dictator! So put down that knife, cleaver, or whatever hell you call it - and return to your damn seat! And your damn senses!

    • Connections
      References The Lady Vanishes (1938)

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    4/10
    Though atmospheric, ultimately disappoints
    I'm a fan of low budget film-making and I am convinced that from the truly talented filmmakers monetary limitations bring out the best in terms of creativity.

    Night Train is basically a chamber piece. The whole story takes place within the compartments of a long train riding relentlessly through the darkness on Christmas eve. All the exterior shots are rather cheap looking CGI of the passenger train going ahead in the snow blizzard which in itself is not distracting, on the contrary - the darkness outside increases the gloomy, disturbing atmosphere inside the train. The set design is problematic though. The interior of the train makes it look like we're in the past, early in the last century. I was under the impression that that was the case - even the way people dress in the movie fueled this conviction - but then around 40 minutes into the film one of the characters uses a cell phone.

    Although the tech credits are okay, by the look of the inside of the train I could see the film was shot somewhere in Eastern Europe and firing up IMDb I saw I was right. So it's not the dodgy CGI but the unnecessarily confusing set design what gives away the low budget of the film.

    Plotwise it's all seen it all before. Many people refer to Shallow Grave in the threads here - yes, the setup recalls that movie, but then halfway through the story it takes a turn into a far more mysterious direction. Problem is, up until that time the plot is very predictable and goes through the usual motions (albeit in fast forward, given the time constraints) as characters debate what to do with the dead body and the loot, begin to act suspiciously to each other and to outsiders then ultimately turn on each other. This mechanical plot takes over from characterization, so after the twist in the midpoint when events become less predictable it's hard to really care because the characters remain thin and uninteresting.

    Acting is okay, Danny Glover gives a low-key performance that suits the purposes of the film, while Zahn apparently tries to bring out the best of his clichéd role. Leelee Sobielski is quite convincing at first with her deadpan reactions and attitude but later gives a kind of performance which is borderline comic - I am not sure if this was intentional.

    The unfortunate set design and some grave credibility issues (I am no expert of US police procedure but the way a detective handles the situation later on in the film seems quite ridiculous, plus even on Christmas it is hard to imagine only a handful of people would take a train that has a dozen carriages, a working bar and kitchen but no other staff than two attendants) make this a slightly worse than average movie.
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    • Jan 17, 2009

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    • Release date
      • July 7, 2009 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • Germany
      • Romania
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Chuyến Tàu Đêm
    • Filming locations
      • Romania
    • Production companies
      • A-Mark Entertainment
      • FilmTiger
      • Instinctive Film
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 31 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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