I’m loyal. I’ve watched every movie with every drag queen on the planet and interviewed so many of them over the years that I’m beyond invested in their success and ascension into the hallowed halls of broader pop culture.
It’s with this energy that I sat down to watch what turned out to be the funniest movie I’ve seen in a very long time.
STOP! THAT! TRAIN! is like Airline if it slayed. The jokes are a mile a minute, a barrage of double entendres interspersed with heartfelt moments. Ginger Minj and Jujubee are the beating heart of a movie chock full of cameos and tongue-in-cheek quips.
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The plot centers on DeeDee (Jujubee) and Tess (Minj), two beleaguered train stewardesses who’ve just lost their job and most of their hope. What ensues is a Some Like it Hot-style adventure where the two of them pretend to be something they aren’t: stewardesses on the first-class rail line, Glamazonian Express.
The Sanderson Sisters of passenger rail, Amber (Brooke Lynn Heights), Ayshleiygh (Symone) and Ali (Marcia Marcia Marcia). They’re as nasty as they wanna be, foils to DeeDee and Tess’ dreams of becoming queens of the Glamazonian roost.
Suffice to say I loved every second. This movie is fun, fierce and full tilt, with so much packed into a breezy runtime. It’s a film you can sit and watch back-to-back, akin to a morphine drip on a crisp Spring day at Venice Beach.
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You won’t find spoilers here, but what I can say is that President Judy Gagwell (RuPaul) and Donna (Rachel Bloom) are on a collision course to save Glamazonian’s passengers from eminent doom. Both actors prove why they’re comedy titans, with each moment onscreen wrung dry.
If you’ve already seen this movie by the time you’re reading this article, see it again. Choo choo!
