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| Actor: Woody Harrelson
Studio: FIRST LOOK PICTURES
Category: DVD
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Avg. Customer Rating:  29 reviews
Sales Rank: 2795
Format: Color, Dolby, Dvd-video, Ntsc, Subtitled, Widescreen
Languages: English (Original Language), Spanish (Subtitled)
Rating: R (Restricted)
Number Of Items: 1
Running Time: 111
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.3 x 0.7
MPN: FLPD12499D
UPC: 687797124999
EAN: 0687797124999
ASIN: B001CIOCJ4
Theatrical Release Date: 2008
Release Date: November 4, 2008
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Product Description
A trans-siberian train journey from china to moscow becomes a thrilling chase of deception and murder when an american couple encounters a mysterious pair of fellow travelers who are targeted by an ex-kgb detective. Studio: First Look Home Entertain Release Date: 11/04/2008 Starring: Woody Harrelson Kate Mara Run time: 111 minutes Rating: R
Amazon.com
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
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 Thrilling suspense movie in the vein of Hitchcok January 5, 2009
Thrillers are best when they personalize the fear of the protagonist(s) and allow the viewer to be immersed into their world, as frightening as that may be. In the case of TRANSSIBERIAN, this is accomplished admirably. Through close camera work, an excellent performance by Emily Mortimer as well as from the supporting cast, the director Brad Anderson creates a thriller with the same drive and suspense as Hitchcock's own train epic MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS.
A midwestern American couple are returning from a missions trip to China and have decided to take the long way back via the Transsiberain train line from China to Moscow. Planned as an adventure by husband Roy (Woody Harrelson) for his wife Jess (Emily Mortimer), the close quarters of the train soon embroils the couple in the tensions of a marriage on the rocks. Roy is a bumbling if loving husband, whose unflappable good nature Jess finds confining. Jess, eager for more adventure than a seven day train ride through the snow, begins to develop an interest in a young English speaking couple who are also traveling the Transsiberian line. Carlos the male half of the new couple, is immediately drawn to Jess, whom seems to be equally attracted to a man the seemingly opposite of her husband Roy. After a mix-up leaves Jess alone with Carlos in a small Russian town overnight, the tension of the situation inexorably pulls Jess towards several decisions that have dire consequences for she and Roy.
After things spiral far out of Jess' control and a former KGB agent played adroitly by Ben Kingsley begins to question both Jess and Roy about the disappearance of Carlos and his girlfriend, we learn that they were in fact drug mules. Facing the pressure of the lies she has told to protect herself, as well as the the more subtle tension of the closed quarters of the train, the suspense builds to a palpable level as the train rockets through barren landscapes. In these harsh environs, it is only Jess and Roy's wits that can keep both Jess' secrets and the Russian police at bay.
Transsiberian is focused on Jess' psychological state as internal and exterior pressures mount. We see her grapple with her fears as she attempts to navigate a world completely unfamiliar to her. The claustrophobic setting of the train is a perfect metaphor for the inner turmoil of having no one to confide the truth in. The film is all to believable (to the extent it may discourage some from traveling to Russia, or even taking an extended journey by train!) because of the compelling performance turned in by Emily Mortimer who is easily the number one reason to watch this film.
An entertaining if not so tightly wound suspense movie, Transsiberian is well worth renting or possibly buying if you are a fan of suspense films in Hitchcock tradition.
3.5/5 Stars
Great Suspense to the End December 29, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Excellent suspense-thriller that keeps you guessing until the very end. The cold and bleak Siberian landscape added to the overall mood. I thoroughly enjoyed this movie.
Very good. Suspenseful; Not Predictable. December 26, 2008
While Woody Harelson is the household name in this movie, Emily Mortimer plays a great role as his wife and the focal of the story. Twists and turns keep it interesting. The Russian countryside produces a gorgeous winter setting. While not a big hit in the theaters, this sleeper is better suited for the home screen. Highly recommended as a rental.
 I Like Snow December 19, 2008
Transsiberian is a good movie, but I would only give it three, maybe three and a half stars. It is a suspenseful movie. I felt like I was in the train with the characters and I was feeling what they were feeling. As in a nightmare when you try to run from an unrelenting force, but your legs cant move quick enough, this movie lets you see when the characters are making terrible mistakes and you can't help them. There are several interesting twists and a very satisfying ending. So, why three stars instead of four or five? For one, because Woody Harrelson is unbelievable as a Christian. Even when acting, its simply impossible for him to come remotely close to any Christian I know. Maybe his character was written thay way, who knows? His character just doesn't make sense to me. There is another flaw in the movie: I said that the ending was satisfying, which it is, but there are a lot of unlikely events that occur that lead up to the satisfying end; and for me it was too impossible. But other than the few items I mentioned, this was a generally enjoyable film, best seen in the comfort of your own home, with your own popcorn and thirty dollars in your own pocket.
Could have been one of the years best pictures December 18, 2008
The frigid Siberian tundra, you can freeze just watching this movie. Woody and his once wild wife are in Russia doing missionary work, for some reason. When they finish, they decide to tour Siberia by train, for some reason. The trains sleeper cars are not private and they can be bunking with serial killers, thiefs, or as it turns out, drug smugglers. The smuggler is French and sexy but, very greasy. His companion, is a young, seemingly naive, American girl. Woody's wife is attracted to greasy and decides to let him show her something in the woods to photograph, oh ya, she likes to take pictures. True to form, he makes a pass at her, she likes it at first, then she dosen't. She picks up a hunk of tree branch or something and cracks his head open. She's taken back by what she's done but not enough to get help, so she just gets back on the train. Greasy's traveling companion is looking for him as the train pulls away from the last stop. Woody & wife meet a man who say's he's a policeman, but he's not. He and his partner suspect something is amiss and question the wife about Greasy. She admits nothing. Meanwhile the fake policeman's buddy's get Greasy's companion and torture her to find out where Greasy is, you see Greasy had the drug money on him. So, then they get Woody and wife to the same torture place but they get away. A few months later, Greasy's companion goes to the place were Greasy's body still is, his body is frozen, but, he still has the money on him, she takes it and walks away. This could have been a really tight, gripping, cold, terrific drama, but it wasen't. Not that it was bad it just could have been much better.
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