There’s certainly a sense of familiarity about Netflix’s upcoming thriller movie, “Bullet Train Explosion.” Set on a high-speed train snaking through Japan, it follows a group of passengers trapped in a deadly situation when an explosive is discovered onboard, and this bomb will trigger if the locomotive goes below a certain speed.
Stop me if you’ve heard this one…
Anyone familiar with the action flick “Speed” will feel a sense of déjà vu right now. In that movie, Keanu Reeves plays a cop trying to prevent a catastrophe when an L.A. bus is rigged to explode should it drop below 50 miles per hour.
I don’t think it’s too preposterous to suggest the writers of this new Netflix thriller movie may have watched “Speed” themselves.
This new high-speed offering is directed by Shinji Higuchi, co-director of 2016’s “Shin Godzilla,” and Netflix has just released the first trailer
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