” Transsiberian — Possible spoilers!” If ever you wanted an excuse to *not* travel abroad, see TransSiberian!

One of the year’s best performances by Emily Mortimer (Jessie) highlight this high suspense thriller set mostly in the snowy backdrop of Siberia.

Woody Harrelson does a fine job of playing opposite Mortimer as her clueless husband and the audience is placed in his role throughout.

Kate Mara and Eduardo Noriega also deliver good performances as the “strange” couple that join Harrelson and Mortimer on their journey from Beijing to Moscow.

This film starts out real slow, about 50 minutes before we begin to experience some suspense but it keeps you gripped throughout.

Although I recommend this film, I feel the script was difficult to understand as far as Mortimer’s motive for silence even in the presence of what would almost certainly be the death of one of her travel companions as well as of her husband and herself. I found myself screaming at the screen for her t…

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Roy (Woody Harrelson) and Jessie (Emily Mortimer) are the perfect American couple traveling from Beijing to Moscow on the legendary Trans-Siberian Express train. The two strike a bond with another couple, Carlos (Eduardo Noriega) and Abby (Kate Mara), who are not exactly as they appear. Unwittingly, Roy and Jessie are caught in a web of drug trafficking and murderous deceit when all four become targets of ex-KGB detective Grinko’s (Ben Kingsley) investigation.

In Transsiberian, a train twisting across the white Siberian landscape becomes a trap for a well-meaning American couple, Roy (Woody Harrelson) and Jessie (Emily Mortimer), who find themselves pursued by a Russian policemen (Ben Kingsley) while on a trip to Moscow. On the train, they befriend a younger couple–but the charming pair hold secrets that draw Roy and Jessie into a frozen nightmare. Transsiberian’s snowy setting is both beautiful and eerie, providing an evocative atmosphere that helps carry the viewer through the sometimes bumpy plot. At its core, Transsiberian is about the anxiety of being in a new world–be it a new country or a new phase of your life–and not knowing the rules, the fear of taking the wrong step and falling. The thriller plot is little more than a delivery system for that sensation. But really, all director Brad Anderson (The Machinist, Next Stop Wonderland) needed was Mortimer’s limpid face; every tremor that crosses her pale skin reverberates through the camera. Her essential vulnerability first came across in Lovely and Amazing; Anderson makes good use of this rare quality. –Bret Fetzer

a trans Siberian stinker!
This is a lousy digital video quality effort (ie subtitles tiny and blurred)layered on top of an overall weak film. The scenes and setting could have been wonderful, instead it has the feeling of a low budget $5,000 college level production.

Buy? We wouldn’t even rent this bomb!…more info

A movie that frustrates the watcher
This movie was very frustrating to watch. The acting was not bad but the screenplay is what failed to deliver in this case. The sequence of events added up to me being frustrated shouting out why would you do that ect… This is a movie that if you like being frustrated or characters making poor decisions then you may like it but for me it was just too much stupidity to put up with. 2 stars at best in my book. Wait for it on a premium channel don’t waste your money on a rental for it….more info

Refreshing
Transsiberian is the newest movie from director Brad Anderson (Session 9, The Machinist). And just like his other movies, this one has strong characters, a compelling plot and an excellent soundtrack. While the premise of the movie seems to be nothing new or original its the storytelling and twist midway through that make this feature stand out from previous similiar movies. Its a shame that this movie didn’t get a proper theatre run… but then again, a movie like this wouldn’t appeal to a lot people because it relies much more on the story then mindless action or gore. Speaking of which, for some reason Best Buy stocks this title in the Action section… Clearly a drama/thriller flick. Highest Recommendation….more info