'Stop! That! Train!' Review: RuPaul's Drag Race Film Homage to 'Airplane' and 'Naked Gun' Falls Short
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Pete Hammond
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Summary
A review of 'Stop! That! Train!', a film adaptation of RuPaul's Drag Race that attempts to homage comedies like 'Airplane!' and 'Naked Gun' by setting a murder mystery on a moving train. The article is critical of reality TV-to-film transitions and suggests this entry doesn't break the pattern, though it provides some analysis of the film's hit-and-miss comedic approach.
Key quotes
· 2 pulledReality TV does not have an enviable track record of transferring small screen success to the big screen.
But along comes Stop! That! Train! to prove me wrong, except it really doesn't.
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