Terror on a Train

Title Misleads
I purchased this picture because I was lead to believe by the cover and description and title that it would take place aboard a train. It doesn't. In fact, it doesn't concern passenger trains at all.

As far as suspense or "terror" goes, it is absent as well! I found it very plodding, predictable and not at all suspenseful. It would have been much better had it concerned threatened passengers aboard a train with time running out. Time was an element here, but by itself, it isn't enough.

I wouldn't call it a "noir" either. That term is so often used to describe pictures that are merely crime dramas or mysteries.

So, overall, I didn't find it very well-written or very interesting.
By the way, if you are looking for good train pictures, try "Narrow Margin" from the '50s, "The Lady Vanishes" from the '30s, "Brief Encounter", "Berlin Express" and 'Murder is my Beat".





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