And as we've disobeyed, rebelled, and murdered, God has shown us mercy and faithfulness.They are friends of his, and it's easy to tell the devastation of their loss was a catalyst for Cameron to make Unstoppable and tackle the problem of evil and suffering.įrom the very beginning, humanity has chased after sin. – begins with reiterations of questions asked in the promotional material: "Is there any justice in the world? And why do bad things happen to good people?" Cameron sits (in his living room, on his front porch, in the desert) and tells the story of a family whose young son recently died of a prolonged illness. The movie – showing only on Tuesday, September 24 in theaters around the U.S. By the time Cameron talks a big talk at the film's summit, the questions being answered are different from the original ones posed. Cameron has excitedly promised an answer to this age-old dilemma, and he asks his audience to join him on an excursion of faith-cementing significance.īut while Cameron delivers on the hope and victory of the Gospel message in this video-diary of sorts, the journey of watching Unstoppable actually left this reviewer feeling mostly unsettled and unanswered. In interviews and trailers promoting his upcoming one-night-only event Unstoppable, actor and evangelist Kirk Cameron poses the above question as the starting point and foundation of the film. "Why does God let bad things happen to good people?"
Run Time: The full live broadcast event includes musical performances and an introduction, and runs approximately 2 hours (approx. UPDATE: Due to overwhelming demand, a pre-recorded encore presentation of UNSTOPPABLE: A LIVE EVENT WITH KIRK CAMERON will broadcast to select movie theaters on Thursday, Octoat 7:00pm local times. Tickets available at: !unstoppable/more-info/details But you've got to see this new one to appreciate how full, fresh, smart, terse, funny, genuinely thrilling and ultimately original it is.Release Date: In theaters one night only, September 24, 2013. (Oh, yes, the runaway freight train, which weighs a million tons, also threatens to collide with a passenger train full of children on a school outing.) Sure, the details seem absurd and the premise sounds familiar there was even a film-an impressive achievement in its own right-called "Runaway Train" 25 years ago. On the same track, heading toward it, is another freight train pulled by a locomotive with the movie's co-stars at the controls: Denzel Washington is the veteran engineer, and Chris Pine is the rookie conductor. The premise is simple to the point of primal-a runaway freight train hurtling through Pennsylvania with a load of lethal chemicals and no one in the locomotive. It's a motion picture about motion, an action symphony that gives new meaning to the notion of a one-track mind. Tony Scott's latest thriller turns out to be pure cinema in the classic sense of the term. Who knew that "Unstoppable" would be sensational? Talk about well-kept- and welcome-surprises.