Someone has hi-jacked a London commuter train and six passengers left aboard are forced to figure out a way to either stop or get off said train. Given the six passengers, I'm not sure where the title Last Passenger comes from, but more importantly, the fact this film doesn't even care who the driver of the train is or what exactly their motivations are actually works in its favor. These kind of films can often get bogged down in the whos and whys, forgetting that much of the time spent debating the villain's reasons ignores the fact the characters are in a heap-load of trouble. Directed and co-written by first time feature director Omid Nooshin, Last Passenger is a one-location thriller with the majority of the focus on Dr. Lewis Shaler (Dougray Scott), a single father traveling with his son (Joshua Kaynama). But before he realizes trouble is afoot, he's...
- 4/24/2014
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
Title: Last Passenger Director: Omid Nooshin Starring: Dougray Scott, Kara Tointon, Iddo Goldberg, David Schofield, Joshua Kaynama, Lindsay Duncan Ahh, what might have been for Dougray Scott. In the late 1990s, he was originally cast as adamantium-clawed “X-Men” mauler Wolverine, but then forced to drop out of the film when overruns and delays dragged out the production schedule of “Mission: Impossible II.” Stripped of that franchise touchstone, he’s never quite reached the same buzzy occupational heights. Now, while Hugh Jackman has gone on to all sorts of riches and rewards, the Scottish-born Scott is left to anchor British-produced rip-offs of “Speed,” as with “Last Passenger,” a runaway-train action thriller that coasts along serviceably for a [ Read More ]
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- 4/24/2014
- by bsimon
- ShockYa
A tight, claustrophic thriller that puts a premium on character development, Last Passenger is one of the best surprises I’ve had at the movies in a long while. Indie thrillers, working with leaner budgets and lesser known stars, are often dead on arrival, thanks to scripts too weak to compensate for the lack of top-tier effects work. Luckily, writer-director Omid Nooshin and co-writer Andrew Love are smart enough to maintain a level of frightening plausibility in their film even as they ratchet the suspense up to agonizing levels. Couple their efforts with remarkably strong performances, and you’ve got one of the year’s best thrillers so far.
Dougray Scott plays Lewis Shaler, a doctor heading home with his young son Max (Joshua Kaynama) on a late night train from London. At first, nothing on the train seems out of the ordinary. Lewis and fellow passenger Sarah Barwell (Kara Tointon...
Dougray Scott plays Lewis Shaler, a doctor heading home with his young son Max (Joshua Kaynama) on a late night train from London. At first, nothing on the train seems out of the ordinary. Lewis and fellow passenger Sarah Barwell (Kara Tointon...
- 4/23/2014
- by Isaac Feldberg
- We Got This Covered
Stars: Dougray Scott, Kara Tointon, Iddo Goldberg, David Schofield, Joshua Kaynama, Lindsay Duncan | Written by Omid Nooshin, Andy Love | Directed by Omid Nooshin
What’s this? I’m reviewing a new British movie? Yes indeed, if you’ve been a long time reader of my work, you may have noticed a proclivity for me to review mainly American movies be it of the mainstream or independent variety. But every so often a British flick comes along that grabs my attention – usually they’re of the horror or thriller variety of course, and Last Passenger is no different.
The film tells the story of a small group of passengers on a late night train out of London. In the sleepy and abandoned carriages stop after stop are missed and Lewis (Dougray Scott), with five other remaining passengers, end up on a ride of a lifetime as the train hurtles relentlessly down the track.
What’s this? I’m reviewing a new British movie? Yes indeed, if you’ve been a long time reader of my work, you may have noticed a proclivity for me to review mainly American movies be it of the mainstream or independent variety. But every so often a British flick comes along that grabs my attention – usually they’re of the horror or thriller variety of course, and Last Passenger is no different.
The film tells the story of a small group of passengers on a late night train out of London. In the sleepy and abandoned carriages stop after stop are missed and Lewis (Dougray Scott), with five other remaining passengers, end up on a ride of a lifetime as the train hurtles relentlessly down the track.
- 1/26/2014
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
The premise of a train hurtling down the track at over a hundred miles an hour, unable to be stopped, and holding innocent civilians scared for their life on board, is one that was only recently brought to life on the big screen, by the late Tony Scott with Unstoppable. However don’t let that put you off Omid Nooshin’s directorial debut Last Passenger, because despite sharing a similar concept, this intense thriller takes a somewhat more pragmatic approach, avoiding typical cinematic conventionalities, in turn for a film that gets inside our characters’ heads, and begs the question; what would you do?
When Lewis (Dougray Scott) and his young son Max (Joshua Kaynama) are heading back home on the train after a trip to London, they meet the affable stranger Sarah (Kara Tointon), also heading back to the suburbs. Though a natural chemistry is formed and the pair hit it off instantaneously,...
When Lewis (Dougray Scott) and his young son Max (Joshua Kaynama) are heading back home on the train after a trip to London, they meet the affable stranger Sarah (Kara Tointon), also heading back to the suburbs. Though a natural chemistry is formed and the pair hit it off instantaneously,...
- 10/14/2013
- by Stefan Pape
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Following on from the exclusive first-look images that we debuted almost a year ago, the official Facebook page has released some new images from British movie Last Passenger. The movie stars Dougray Scott, Iddo Goldberg, Joshua Kaynama, Kara Tointon and is directed by Omid Nooshin. This is the one of the first movies in the venture supported by both the BFI and Pinewood Studios who have joined together with Future Films /2B Pictures, Pathé and Ndf International to co-produce the film.
Last Passenger tells the story of Lewis Shaler (Dougray Scott), an overworked doctor and devoted single dad heading home with his young son on the last train from London. When he strikes up a relationship with a beautiful and flirtatious stranger, Lewis believes life is finally looking up. But events then take a dark turn when he discovers the guard has mysteriously vanished and the brakes have been sabotaged.
Last Passenger tells the story of Lewis Shaler (Dougray Scott), an overworked doctor and devoted single dad heading home with his young son on the last train from London. When he strikes up a relationship with a beautiful and flirtatious stranger, Lewis believes life is finally looking up. But events then take a dark turn when he discovers the guard has mysteriously vanished and the brakes have been sabotaged.
- 10/9/2012
- by David Sztypuljak
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
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