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Transsiberian (2008)
Release Date:
Friday, July 18, 2008
MPAA Rating:
R
Rating Reason:
Some violence, including torture and language.
Genre:
Thriller
Starring:
Woody Harrelson, Emily Mortimer, Woody Harrelson, Emily Mortimer, Kate Mara, Eduardo Noriega, Thomas Kretschmann
Written By:
Brad Anderson, Will Conroy
Director:
Brad Anderson
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 interesting formal exercise, Anderson this time shoots his film in color and roots it firmly in the present. Roy (Woody Harrelson) and Jessie (Emily Mortimer) have just finished working with children overseas as part of a church project. Before flying back to the States, they decide to travel from Beijing to Moscow on the Trans-Siberian Express train, where they meet two fellow travelers, the handsome Carlos (Eduardo Noriega) and young Abby (Kate Mara). The couples bond, but gradually Jessie becomes worried that her new friends are involved in drug trafficking. At that point, the web has been spun, and when the intimidating Russian detective Grinko (Ben Kingsley) arrives, Roy and Jessie become innocent targets in a dangerous chase. Anderson's script, co-written with Will Conroy, helps to elevate TRANSSIBERIAN beyond mere thriller status. Without the suspense, it remains a well-executed portrait of a complicated relationship between two real people. Mortimer is her usual fantastic self, and it's fun to watch Harrelson play an average, upbeat American guy. Throw the always riveting Kingsley into the mix and you have a motion picture that is above average in every way. By the time the film reaches its payoff, viewers will have felt as if they, too, took a ride on the Trans-Siberian Express.
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Transsiberian (2008) | Review
Free DVDs!!
Greg Wright
To enter for your chance at a free copy of the DVD, simply visit our Contact Form, select "Promotions" from the drop-down list, and enter the word "Transsiberian" in the message box. On November 9, we'll draw three entries from the tons and tons we know we'll receive. (U.S. addresses only, please. 18 years or older to enter.) We'll then contact you via the email address you leave for us to confirm your mailing address. DVDs will arrive a week or two after that. Here's some of what First Look has to say about the DVD release of Transsiberian: First Look Studios proudly announces the release on DVD and Blu-Ray of TRANSSIBERIAN, directed by Brad Anderson. Critically acclaimed and deemed "a tantalizing mystery" by the New York Times, this Hitchcock-inspired thriller follows an American couple traveling from Beijing to Moscow on the legendary Trans-Siberian Express train. Roy (Woody Harrelson), a naive train enthusiast, and his wife, Jessie (Emily Mortimer), an amateur photographer with a dark past, set out on a journey of a lifetime after completing a mission trip in Beijing. Along the way, the two find themselves sharing a cabin with another couple, Carlos and Abby (Eduardo Noriega and Kate Mara), who are not what they appear. Unwittingly, Roy and Jessie are caught in a web of lies, drugs and murder as they become targets of an investigation by an ex-KGB detective (Ben Kingsley).Be sure to check out both Elisabeth's and Darrel's reviews at HJ. Copyright © 2008 Hollywood Jesus. All rights reserved.
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