Leelee Sobieski, Danny Glover and Steve Zahn give performances that are ultimately the best part of Night Train. That’s not to say it’s a bad movie, but it could have been much better.

What Night Train fails to do is really explain what the deal is with the box that causes all the drama on the train. The mystery surrounding said box could’ve made an interesting plot point had there not already been a lot going on with the movie, but ultimately it was completely unnecessary to throw in the mystical aspect. It seems almost like the movie was running short so they threw in a little plot twist. Sad as the movie would’ve been more effective without it.

That said, Night Train is a smart movie. It’s a dark movie about the side of human beings we don’t like to discuss or think about – the money hungry, do anything for a chance to be rich side of human kind – and it doesn’t hold back from really exploring that. Despite its flaws it’s a good thinker and raises some good questions.

Quick Review: Night Train isn’t a masterpiece, but it’s definitely worth a viewing. It’s a good movie that could’ve been great without the unnecessary plot twist that seems to be there just for the sake of saying there was a plot twist.

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