We watched this movie last Friday and really enjoyed it! The story takes place during the Civil War, so it would go along very well with Tapestry of Grace Year 3, Unit 3. A group of soldiers are hand picked for a secret mission, to go undercover, travel through southern territory, and meet up again at a certain train station for the purpose of stealing a Confederate locomotive and then using it to travel along the line, breaking up track and telegraph wires as they go. One saavy southern train worker realizes their plot and goes after them, hence the "chase". It was exciting, based on actual history (some details were changed but the story line was mostly accurate), and contained nothing inappropriate. I don't want to give away the ending, but it did contain an intense scene near the end which was handled with an appropriate amount of vagueness (for our younger children) and which led to a good discussion afterward about how success and failure is perceived (for our older children).
It held the attention of all our children. Highly recommended for those who love historical movies!
It's always good to hear of an exciting, interesting movie to add to our Netflix list. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteI'm always looking for good movies so thanks for posting about this one. I'm going to look for it.
ReplyDeleteHey, isn't that Davey Crockett? he is so ruggedly handsome!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the recommendation. It has been added to our list.
ReplyDeleteDarla