In 1985, a pretty obnoxious club owner (based on Peter Stringfellow) on a train to Nottingham discovers that moving between train carriages takes him forwards and backwards into potential universes, based on his actions in the past. A lot of nostalgic product callbacks.
Martin Sheen nails it of course, the supporting cast do too. Spot the changing railway livery (which 'Dunkirk' utterly failed on btw). The final black-and-white scenes are an obvious homage to Xmas redemption movies immemorial, and it works - thought the ending is a bit too tantalizing, you have to imagine for yourself who the person meeting him at his destination is and no more. For that, it bears repeat viewing, I guess.
My problem with LTTX is the way that it is completely (well, 99%) based within train carriages, which gets a bit claustrophobic - well, limiting. Even Murder On The Orient Express took a break.
A re-watchable Xmas movie, none the less.
Martin Sheen nails it of course, the supporting cast do too. Spot the changing railway livery (which 'Dunkirk' utterly failed on btw). The final black-and-white scenes are an obvious homage to Xmas redemption movies immemorial, and it works - thought the ending is a bit too tantalizing, you have to imagine for yourself who the person meeting him at his destination is and no more. For that, it bears repeat viewing, I guess.
My problem with LTTX is the way that it is completely (well, 99%) based within train carriages, which gets a bit claustrophobic - well, limiting. Even Murder On The Orient Express took a break.
A re-watchable Xmas movie, none the less.