Stevecorp
Don't listen to the negative reviews
Tayloriona
Although I seem to have had higher expectations than I thought, the movie is super entertaining.
Nayan Gough
A great movie, one of the best of this year. There was a bit of confusion at one point in the plot, but nothing serious.
Russell Waddel
It's a good movie, for a B-List action flick. I mean, the only real headliners are Sean Patrick Flannery and Arnold Vosloo. It is a direct-to-DVD release that has a LOT of footage from other movies.SPOILERS: If you haven't seen the movie, then please, skip down. The most annoying parts are the plane crash (taken from Stallone's movie "Cliffhanger" and some of the train scenes taken from some 1985 movie I've never heard of. The other annoying part is that in the climax of the movie, the true bad guy (played by Tim Thomerson) shoots 15 shots from a 6-shot revolver. I mean, I thought Hollywood was done with that when the old spaghetti western went out with John Wayne. Please, if you are going to have a guy shoot that many shots, at least give him a Baretta. END OF SPOILERSSo, overall, if you like action films, this one is good. It has plenty of action, plenty of OK special effects, and a good story. If anything, Arnold Vosloo is a highlight as the film's main antagonist, as he has plenty of psychotic henchmen. He even makes some of the cheesy, action movie cliché dialog believable.
pete_schneider
One of the best movies I've seen in a long time. OK, so it's not The Matrix or Lord of the Rings - but it's not trying to be either. Con Express is something different.The main characters, played by Arnold Vosloo and Sean Patrick Flanery, deliver countless moments of pure cinematic excellence. The train scenes are overflowing with action and somewhat reminiscent of James Bond's "The Spy Who Loved Me".At its most basic, the story revolves around two cold war rivals who have both been deceived by a classic "good guy gone bad" high ranking officer. It's near impossible to portray the feeling of betrayal that must be going through the mind of Anton Simeonov towards the end of Con Express, but Vosloo does it perfectly.With impressive music and actors who really know how to act, Con Express will keep you at the edge of your seat throughout!
gbachlund
Not a bad film as far as that goes, but anyone familiar with railroads and trains will be annoyed by the cavalier production values.Obviously, a railroad consultant was not employed, and such a consultant's absence is wildly obvious - for examplpe, a living-room-sized cab mock-up many times the size of the cab of the featured locomotive, with engine controls that are wholly unrealistic, etc.Of course, a non-railroad audience will be oblivious to this. Still, it's sad that a few of today's films, like "Con Express," are technically slipshod.
Movie Nuttball
The film is OK. If it wasn't for Arnold Vosloo and the train scenes this film wouldn't have been a good one. Though I didn't think the nudity was needed but it seemed after that part the film really began. Vosloo put on a great performance and his Russian accent was really good. The other two villains were good and had big potential but the film never gave them a chance to be real bad guys. The music was really good and it could have been in a blockbuster film. Overall like I said the film after close to an hour or so the film really began after the nude scene with some good action especially the bald bad guy scene on top of the train. If you like Arnold Vosloo and train action then see this film soon!
