Atomic Train

In this attenuated, made-for-TV action opus, a choo-choo transporting an orphaned Russian missile loses its braking system and crashes, destroying a large chunk of Denver, CO. Similarly devoid of narrative control, this downer of a disaster flick carries on like the Energizer Bunny, unstoppable as it marches past extraneous crises and anti-climaxes. When the U.S. government orders National Transportation Safety Board troubleshooter John Seger (Rob Lowe) to drop from a helicopter onto a runaway train, Seger thinks he's boarding an ordinary out-of-control train filled with bio-hazardous waste. In reality, the train carries a discarded Russian warhead, hidden in a cavia...