It's gripping, suspenseful and well-acted by a starry cast but is finally let down by a plot which goes spectacularly off the rails in the final act.
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01/29/08
Transsiberian (2008)
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Reviews Counted:72
Fresh:65
Rotten:7
Average Rating:7.1/10
Consensus: Traditional in form yet effective in execution, this taut thriller updates the "danger on a train" scenario with atmospheric sense.
Runtime: 1 hr 51 mins
Genre: Dramas
Synopsis: With TRANSSIBERIAN, Brad Anderson proves once again that he has an exceptional ability to craft a suspenseful thriller. Leaving behind the overtly Hitchockian style that made THE MACHINIST such an... [More]
Starring: Woody Harrelson, Emily Mortimer, Thomas Kretschmann, Eduardo Noriega
Director: Brad Anderson
Reviews for Transsiberian
Enjoyable train-based thriller with strong performances, gorgeous photography and some enjoyable dashes of Hitchcock scattered liberally throughout.
07/18/08
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04/24/09
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04/23/09
Transsiberian is a film that fails to make us care enough to be concerned about the peril faced by its protagonists.
07/17/08
Disappointing given the ticket we've bought.
07/16/08
Transsiberian eventually reveals itself to be scatterbrained thematically.
07/14/08
Transsiberian makes suspenseful and sometimes violent gestures, but it’s all decoration.
10/18/08
... it's a little sloppy and full of convenient coincidences, but at its best roils with edgy character tensions.
08/21/08
Unfortunately, there's never a moment where you can't see Anderson and his co-writer, Will Conroy, yanking on the strings.
11/17/08
hearkens back to those glorious tales of intrigue and adventure that populated film screens in the 30s and 40s.
11/16/08
Director Brad Anderson throws in a red herring or two as he comments on Eurotrash and the greed-fueled lawlessness of the former Soviet Union, but he ultimately makes an even stronger statement about the dark side of female empowerment.
11/17/08
Has terrific Siberian location work, a carefully constructed atmosphere of creeping dread and an outstanding performance by Emily Mortimer.
07/24/08
... an absolute nail-biter, one of the most plausible and best constructed thrillers in years.
08/08/08
Some might think this film is unbelievable, and they're right. But, Hitchcock films aren't either. They're just fun rollercoaster rides, so check your brain at the door and have a blast.
08/24/08
This is not to say that Transsiberian is wall-to-wall dread. Once it gets going...it delivers enough electricity to keep us right near, if not completely on, the edge of our seats.
08/29/08
Terrific thriller set aboard the Russian train, with Mortimer standing out as a restless American woman with a lot to hide and more to fear.
08/08/08
Nowadays, Kingsley is a bit like the English version of Morgan Freeman - an actor with a seemingly inherent reservoir of gravitas, yet no qualms about glossy paycheck gigs.
08/15/08
It takes its sweet time, but Transsiberian is a frosty, gripping ride on the terror train. It maintains the generous beat, giving audiences a nice jolt of xenophobia to go with their helping of traditional thrills.
08/21/08
With its consistently clever and always unpredictable screenplay, fascinating setting, and stellar lead performance, Transsiberian is riveting from beginning to end.
08/15/08
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