Movie Cosmos - The Christmas Train

Description:

Forced to take the intercontinental trip to Los Angeles by train, and determined to chronicle his adventure, disillusioned journalist Tom Langdon finds himself westbound with a variety of characters. While all passengers on the Christmas train appear to be headed for the same destination, Tom has no idea that the rugged locomotives taking him across America will instead detour straight into his heart.

Top Cast >

Dermot Mulroney

As Tom Langdon

Kimberly Williams-Paisley

As Eleanor Carter

Danny Glover

As Max Powers

Joan Cusack

As Agnes

Holly Dignard

As Lelia

Kirsten Zien

As Julie

Anthony Konechny

As Steve

Karen Holness

As Misty

Jill Teed

As Roxanne

Terence Kelly

As Higgins

John Innes

As John Kelly

Nelson Wong

As Kenny Kwan

Richard Ian Cox

As Slade

Jovanna Huguet

As Helen

Naika Toussaint

As Becky

Jesse Stanley

As Regina

Eric Gustafsson

As Davey

Douglas Roy Dack

As Cabbie

Christie-Lee Britten

As Police Officer

Vaughan Winmill

As Christmas Train Guard

Carolyn Adair

As Waitress

Ian Collins

As Army officer

Caius Munro

As Choir Boy #4

Melanie Wilson

As College Student

Micah Steinke

As Ranch Hand

Glenn Williams

As Engineer

Joe Sutherland

As Maitre'd

Lynne McNamara

As Passenger #2

Ryver Stone

As Choir Boy #5

Brian Cyburt

As College Student #2

Goga Rayat

As Choir Boy Patrick

Gabriel Bourke

As Choir Boy #3

Iain Roberts

As Choir Boy #2

Top Crew >

Ron Oliver

Director

Brett Armstrong

Stunt Coordinator

Penny Perry

Casting

Jackie Lind

Casting

Tony Dean Smith

Editor

Bob Bottieri

Production Design

Adam Sliwinski

Director of Photography

Harvey Kahn

Producer

Neal H. Dobrofsky

Executive Producer, Writer

Tippi Dobrofsky

Executive Producer, Writer

David Baldacci

Executive Producer, Novel

Karen S. Spiegel

Executive Producer

La Vonne Girard

Set Decoration

Sarah Borowski

Set Decoration

Peter Allen

Original Music Composer

Reviews:

r96sk (6/10)

'The Christmas Train', in short: Strong cast, lame plot. I did enjoy those onscreen, but I just didn't find any entertainment with the story - which, due to the ending (which I did see coming, but was hoping I was wrong), only gets less and less watchable. If you are wanting an Xmas train film, much better ones are out there - I'm looking at you, 'The Polar Express' or even 'Last Train to Christmas'.

Kimberly Williams-Paisley gives a positive showing, I'd say this is the best I've seen from her in the Hallmark world thus far. Dermot Mulroney and Danny Glover are good as well, though the latter's character is very dull. Joan Cusack is involved too. The support cast are decent too, usually in these sorta films the acting level is relatively low but here it's solid.

Unfortunately for those mentioned, the plot they are portraying just didn't hold my attention and I was rather bored; even if it isn't anything wholly 'bad', per se.

2023-12-20