The action scenes in the movie are well shot. The acting is above par. The cinematography is well-done. The dialog is passable. So why do I not like this movie? While I do not mind suspending disbelief in many films, this one required such a stretch of imagination that the entire movie falls apart because I could not accept the flaws of logic in the basic concept of the movie.
The below contains some spoilers but they are essential to the critique.
First, it is extremely doubtful that the man-made ice age created in this movie would happen overnight. So the viewer is expected to believe that no other efforts succeeded to save anyone other than the few human and animal survivors on this train. That is a huge leap to undertake.
Second, the "mad man" who created the train chose this form of a "Noah's Ark" rather than more stable, sustainable form like a building which would be subject to far less energy requirements and risks. This choice is rationalized by a few moments of film of his childhood stating his love of trains. Really, that is all it took? Not to mention that the train has been traveling non-stop for 18 years without any explanation of this unbelievable perpetual motion engine at the heart of it.
Third, as the survivors of the train wreck emerge into the frozen world after 18 years, they see life on the planet has re-emerged in the form of a polar bear. I can forgive misplacing a polar bear into what appears to be the Alps, but a higher form of life like this would require lifeforms lower on the food chain to have survived too. And there is no evidence that this frozen Earth has any such other life. So how did a polar bear survive?
These are just some of the many flaws that I could not overlook and why I cannot recommend this movie.
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The below contains some spoilers but they are essential to the critique.
First, it is extremely doubtful that the man-made ice age created in this movie would happen overnight. So the viewer is expected to believe that no other efforts succeeded to save anyone other than the few human and animal survivors on this train. That is a huge leap to undertake.
Second, the "mad man" who created the train chose this form of a "Noah's Ark" rather than more stable, sustainable form like a building which would be subject to far less energy requirements and risks. This choice is rationalized by a few moments of film of his childhood stating his love of trains. Really, that is all it took? Not to mention that the train has been traveling non-stop for 18 years without any explanation of this unbelievable perpetual motion engine at the heart of it.
Third, as the survivors of the train wreck emerge into the frozen world after 18 years, they see life on the planet has re-emerged in the form of a polar bear. I can forgive misplacing a polar bear into what appears to be the Alps, but a higher form of life like this would require lifeforms lower on the food chain to have survived too. And there is no evidence that this frozen Earth has any such other life. So how did a polar bear survive?
These are just some of the many flaws that I could not overlook and why I cannot recommend this movie.
To view my other movie reviews, please visit:
https://nomorewastedmovienights.wordpress.com