Terrible acting, screenplay and direction.

The movie's not perfect, but it sticks the landing of its message. It was engaging - thrilling at times - and I personally thought it was a great time.

The story, direction, characters, and writing/dialogue is akin to taking a tranquilizer shot to the neck, but everything else was so well done.

A clunky actioner with a handful of cool moments.

Wesley Snipes fans expecting a fightfest will probably be disappointed with "Unstoppable" / "Nine Lives", since the martial arts quotient is very limited. But those who prefer their action films to be driven by their stories and have a touch of originality in them will probably like this more. The originality comes mostly in the form of the hallucinogenic effects of the drug that Snipes gets injected with, and the ways director David Carson merges illusions with reality. Snipes is believably haunted by his war memories, just as he is believably disoriented by the drug; an action star like, say, Steven Seagal, would hardly be able to handle this role. Playing a police detective who is also Snipes' girlfriend, Jacqueline Obradors is uncompromisingly tough, foul-mouthed and occasionally even unpleasant, and she handles it all with conviction. And Kim Coates always makes a dependable villain. The film also contains one of the funniest lines I've heard in a long time, precisely because it's so unexpected: "Hey, have you seen my pony?" (**1/2)

This is one of Wesley's worst movies in my opinion, that's actually rather dull, with not much action, and an ordinary story. All the characters are so,so and the performance are not that good either,however Wesley Snipes is simply amazing in this! he is the reason that kept this bearable. Granted this isn't one of Wesley's greatest performances but he was amazing enough to at least keep it bearable, and I thought this was cheaply made and pretty poorly written as well, plus Jacqueline Obradors surprised me by giving an intense performance and created a little spark in the film,although it wasn't enough. Having said that there isn't anything else positive I can say about this film as it's just too below average, and why Wesley accepted this horrid script is beyond me, plus there are no good fight scenes to be found other then a short one at a diner. the plot I read on the back made it sound intriguing, as I was thinking hey this might not be so bad, boy was I wrong, plus the ending sucked. This is one of Wesley's worst movies in my opinion, that's actually rather dull, with not much action, and an ordinary story, and I say pass. The Direction is simply average. David Carson does an average job here with boring camera work, OK angles and keeping the film at a bland pace for the most part. The Acting is OK. Wesley Snipes is amazing as always and is amazing here (well for this type of film anyway), he was very likable,as always tough as nails, however what really ticked me off is why he decided to pick a crappy script like this, still he went with it, and gave it his all, and I truly appreciated that, he is the one reason that made this bearable. (Snipes Rules!!!!!!!). Jacqueline Obradors surprised me here by giving an above average performance, she was sexy quite intense, and enjoyable to watch, I rather dug her. Stuart Wilson looks embarrassed to be here and I don't blame him he is OK as the main villain, but was't menacing at all, he still rocks though!. Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje did OK with what he had to do he was rather wasted and didn't have much of a part. Rest of the cast are so,so. Overall I would pass. ** out of 5 (and that's being generous!).

I rented out this movie expecting a piece of junk. I actually got an involving movie. Wesley Snipes is good in this movie. The girl who plays his love interest (who appears on NYPD Blue and I can't think of her name) is also good. Snipes plays a former special forces agent who is mistaken for an assassin. He is injected with a drug that makes him hallucinate. His girlfriend is a cop who is the person he can trust with people trying to kill him left and right. This movie was obviously made on a low budget and it shows sometimes with some fake looking special effects. The plot comes dangerously close to idiot plot (where the movie would be over immediately if everybody wasn't an idiot)at times. However, you can't help but get yourself involved with this story. This beats the disappointing Blade: Trinity, which ended the series on a low note. This is worth a DVD rental. 7/10

"Blade: Trinity" Wesley Snipes' last, horrible movie, suggested a classic "Steven Segal" case. Has run out of his fame, and will go in any film, no matter how bad, just to get on the camera. As was the case with "Half Past Dead". So when I read about "Unstoppable" in a blockbuster catalogue (after renting the superb "Motorcycle Diaries") I wasn't too optimistic. But, nevertheless, I decided to give it a try, anyway. It couldn't be that bad, could it? Actually, I was surprised. Very surprised. It may have all the classic "B-movie" symptoms (i.e. low budget, hardly known cast, cheesy script) yet this solid action movie was actually decent (compared to the usual rubbish I'm used to these days). If you want to see a great overall film, rent "Collateral". But if you want a good, surprisingly fresh (very violent) action film, "Unstoppable" just might be the ticket. Overall: ***/ out of ***** (3 and a half out of 5)