It may not be relevant or particularly PC, but it is a very entertaining time capsule buried decades after its time.
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07/16/08
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.
Theatrical Release:Jul 18, 2008 Limited
Box Office: $2,026,565
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
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Reviews for Transsiberian
Thrilling ice-cold thriller.
09/01/08
Even if you've seen lots of movies of this type and can figure out exactly what's going to happen, Anderson takes great pleasure in the pure form and execution of it.
07/17/08
as Hitchcockian thrillers go, it's one of the smarter and more absorbing ones made in recent years
12/22/08
... it's a little sloppy and full of convenient coincidences, but at its best roils with edgy character tensions.
08/21/08
...a tight and terse thriller.
09/24/08
Transsiberian is more than a rote thriller; it’s also a sharp character study... actually, several studies in which the information about each character is slowly revealed and every scrap of knowledge further informs our understanding of the plot.
10/18/08
Mortimer's portrayal of dubious grace under pressure and an action-packed third act balance out the film's shortcomings.
07/17/08
Anderson's most accessible film to date.
07/17/08
This diverting effort from writer/director Brad Anderson is a generally satisfying fish-out-of-water thriller in which two squeaky-clean Americans find themselves caught up in a web of death, drugs and disappearances.
09/05/08
hearkens back to those glorious tales of intrigue and adventure that populated film screens in the 30s and 40s.
11/16/08
The combination of good directing, writing, acting and film-craft make for a dramatic thriller (or dramatic thriller, if you want) that keeps you on the edge of your seat.
08/17/08
Writer/director Brad Anderson gives us an artful, shifty-eyed take on human strengths and weakness; his film delivers the pleasure of a conventional tale well told, with clever twists and complex characters.
08/28/08
Top CriticTranssiberian is a deeply engrossing film from the get go. It sucked me in with a simple, yet often overlooked, idea - interesting characters.
11/04/08
A missionary couple with unresolved marital problems falls prey to corrupt cops and horny heroin smugglers in Transsiberian, a decent thriller that derails only during a preposterous finale.
06/22/08
Whenever you may think you know where things are going, Anderson throws a number of clever and unexpected twists that keeps you on your toes.
01/20/08
Truly tense, entertaining and -- and here's a word that's rarely used to describe American movies -- unpredictable.
07/17/08
Transsiberian starts in neutral, taking the time to introduce its characters, and then goes from second into high like greased lightning. I was a little surprised to notice how thoroughly it wound me up. This is a good one.
08/15/08
Top CriticAnderson and his very fine cast keep things chugging along at a breathless pace.
08/07/08
This is a slow, deliberate and carefully thought out piece for adults who like to savour rather than devour their thrills
09/11/08
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