The widow Dr. Lewis Shaler and his son Max are traveling late night by train to London. Lewis will leave Max with his grandparents to attend victims of a great accident at the hospital where he works. When Max accidentally spills coffee on the coat of the promoter Sarah Barwell, Lewis is embarrassed and offers to pay for the cleaning of her coat. Soon they start a conversation and feel attracted for each other. When the train stops, Lewis sees a man on the track apparently fixing the brakes. When the trains moves, he sees another man crawling on the tracks. Lewis seeks out the train guard and finds that he is missing. Further, the train does not stop at the stations. He tries to contact the driver that asks how many passengers are still on board and nothing else. Lewis contacts the passengers Jan Klimowski, Peter Carmichael and Elaine Middleton and they team-up expecting to stop the train. Soon they conclude that the train has no brake and the driver is a suicidal. What will happen to them? A small group of everyday passengers on a speeding London commuter train battle their warped driver who has a dark plan for everyone on-board. As amazing as it seems, Britain has managed to churn out a B-movies that doesn't include a single zombie, no (middle-class actors playing) cockney gangsters and not a reel of found footage in sight. Instead, what we have here is a kind of 'Speed' film.<br/><br/>Dougray Scott plays a single father, who's taking his young son on the train just before Christmas. Unfortunately for him and the handful of passengers left on board (including the single female of appropriate age who just so happens to find single fathers REALLY attractive), the train refuses to stop and they must work out a way of getting off before it smashes into whatever there is at the end of train tracks in Britain (a wall of spikes, perhaps? I don't actually know).<br/><br/>So, what you have is a reasonably passable British thriller, which, at some points, manages to hit the right notes. The train is a familiar setting (at least for us Brits, anyway) and so makes a relatable place (plus I'm guessing it was a pretty cheap set for the film-makers). However, unlike Keanu Reeves' classic action movie, where the bus couldn't slow down and was in perilous danger at every turn, the train just stays on the tracks. Effectively, the few passengers left on board could just sit around in relative comfort for most of the movie, only really needing to figure out a way of getting off five minutes before the end. Therefore, you have a fair amount of time where they're doing just that.<br/><br/>The other downside is the kid. Yes, I know kids in films get a bad name, but this one really isn't that good. Luckily, he's not in it that much, but when he is you'll wish he wasn't.<br/><br/>Overall, not bad for a film on the cheap. If you're bored of zombies, gangsters and found footage B-movies you may enjoy this one (just don't dwell on the slightly dodgy computer special effects when the train catches fire).<br/><br/>http://thewrongtreemoviereviews.blogspot.co.uk/ One of the nicest movies I've seen lately. All I can say is that I don't understand why this great movie is under rated. It should deserve a higher rating, in my opinion. It is exciting, full of suspense, great acting and a good script, keeps you wondering all the time. You keep thinking about who is responsible,someone appears strange, then someone else, and so on. A very unusual situation is presented, one that could actually happen to you and it makes you wonder. What would I do? It also has some comedy, some romance, not to mention plenty of action. And of course, suspense. In all, I think you will enjoy it. Absolutely worth your time. Director Omid Nooshin gives this story harrowing touches largely through arresting camera angles and aggressive editing. He ensures that “Last Passenger” features a couple of jaw-dropping moments even as it traverse familiar ground.
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