Stunting has come a long way since Arizona Express was made. Although the extraordinarily dangerous stunts are faked, the merely very dangerous ones are real. And the stars do much of their own. Jumping on a train from the top of a tunnel, exchanging a captive at speed between a train and car, running on car roofs, climbing on car sides, etc., most while the train travels along cliff edges, gives the film a thrill missing from Avengers-type films.
The story is basically the last portion of Intolerance, speeding to save the wrongly accused from execution. The acting is only pro forma, and overacted, even for the period. But the tension - will our heroine get there in time - is immensely heightened by the real danger. See it for the stunts.
The story is basically the last portion of Intolerance, speeding to save the wrongly accused from execution. The acting is only pro forma, and overacted, even for the period. But the tension - will our heroine get there in time - is immensely heightened by the real danger. See it for the stunts.
