All in all, the film is an excellent, if modest, alternative for moviegoers who have been blockbustered into submission this summer.
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11/17/08
Transsiberian (2008)
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Reviews Counted:16
Fresh:15
Rotten:1
Average Rating:7.2/10
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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Top CriticA thriller aboard the Trans-Siberian line, stretching roughly 5,000 miles from Beijing to Moscow, should be a cinch, right? Not so fast, Casey Jones.
11/17/08
Top CriticUnfortunately, there's never a moment where you can't see Anderson and his co-writer, Will Conroy, yanking on the strings.
11/17/08
Top CriticDirector 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
Top CriticAs Alfred Hitchcock demonstrated three times, trains make a nifty setting for a thriller.
10/18/08
Top CriticWriter/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 CriticA morally complex if plot-wobbly thriller set on the Trans-Siberian Express as it rockets (well, creaks and groans) through snowy forests and forgotten towns.
08/21/08
Top CriticTranssiberian 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 CriticA queasy-making train thriller directed with vibrant visual panache by Brad Anderson.
08/08/08
Top CriticHas terrific Siberian location work, a carefully constructed atmosphere of creeping dread and an outstanding performance by Emily Mortimer.
07/24/08
Top CriticI’m not saying it’s that good, but it’s a solid if sometimes messy and confusing crime story.
07/21/08
Top CriticA handsomely remodeled variation of a cherished genre you might call the mystery-train movie.
07/18/08
Top CriticThe cramped, cold setting creates an appropriately ominous atmosphere, and while Mortimer and Harrelson are noticeably mismatched, their journey together is compelling enough to make the ride worthwhile.
07/18/08
Top CriticAn atmospheric, Hitchcockian thriller set aboard a famed train route, Brad Anderson's Transsiberian is a genuine sleeper that jump-starts an almost extinct genre.
07/18/08
Top CriticA splendid revival off the old Hitchcock train-suspense movie set aboard a most ominous train.
07/15/08
Top CriticAn engagingly up-to-date melodrama steeped in local color.
01/22/08
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