Any commuter will sympathise with single dad Lewis (Dougray Scott) and newly single Sarah (Kara Tointon) as they endure a rowdy journey home from a night out on a train packed with revellers brimming with various kinds of Christmas Spirit. However, after Lewis spots some unusual activity on the track and notices the guard is missing, it becomes apparent that a bit of drunken debauchery is only the beginning of their problems. The train has been hijacked, the police powerless to stop it. We follow the passengers’ quest to save themselves from some cruel intentions amid rising panic and violence.
A low budget indie debut from Omid Nooshin, it manages to be largely gripping and intense if you can engage your imagination, which is surprisingly easy to do with strong acting from the leads, and so many familiar stations on the Charing Cross line featuring in the storyline.
A number of unfortunate societal stereotypes and a flirtatious undercurrent between the main character make the ending a little predictable but the strength of the film lies with the complex relationships between the increasingly likeable characters. And there are still enough surprises to keep viewers engaged until the end – even if you think you know what’s coming.
Words: Sarah Groszewski
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This is out October 18th.
We know. We read the blog post, especially the bit where it said “Last Passenger opens across London next week, October 18”.
Yeah, they changed it from “October 11th” which is what they originally wrote.