Transsiberian (2008)

Director:

Brad Anderson

Writers (WGA):

Brad Anderson (written by) &
Will Conroy (written by)

Release Date:

18 July 2008 (USA)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Thriller

Tagline:

Arrive on time.

Plot:

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. |

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Cast

Woody Harrelson	...	Roy
Emily Mortimer	...	Jessie
Kate Mara	...	Abby
Eduardo Noriega	...	Carlos
Thomas Kretschmann	...	Kolzak
Ben Kingsley	...	Grinko
Etienne Chicot	...	Frenchman
Mac McDonald	...	Minister
Colin Stinton	...	Embassy official
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Saulius Bagaliunas	...	Drunk Pole
Alfredas Butkevicius	...	Male Provodnik
Mindaugas Capas	...	Russian Officer
Vidmantas Jasiunevicius	...	Perter Tulun Station
Larisa Kalpokaite	...	Female Train Attendant #2
Bronius Kindurys	...	Uzbek
Valentinas Krulikovskis	...	Young Waiter Dining Car
Kristina Kulinic	...	School Girl #1
Sergej Oskin	...	Engineer
Mindaugas Papinigis	...	Young Detective
Andrius Paulavicius	...	Backpacker
Aleksandrs Petukhovs	...	Russian Cop
Antanas Radinskas	...	Sullen Clerk
Visockaite Sonata	...	Female Train Attendant #1
Antanas Surgailis	...	Young Russian
Perlis Vaisieta	...	Manager Hotel 'Pushkin'
Emilis Welyvis	...	Russian Cop
Jin Zhou	...	School Girl #2

MPAA:

Rated R for some violence, including torture and language.

Runtime:

111 min

Country:

UK | Germany | Spain | Lithuania

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | DTS

Certification:

USA:R | Germany:16

Filming Locations:

Lithuanian Film Studios, Vilnius, Lithuania

Company:

Filmax Group

Into the Cold

Great actors, a nice thriller plot, what else does someone need. I guess not much more. But to me the special something "ingredient" is missing. I can't point out what it is, but it feels like something special is missing to make this really special.

While it starts off traditionally, it takes a few turns and twists that you might entirely expect. Which is a good thing, but can also confuse a few people. Of course when characters start acting implausibly, you might start shaking your head in disbelief. Even more so when it turns out that some outrageous decisions were made rightfully so (as the plot starts to point out later).

If you can suspend your disbelief, you might and will enjoy it. If not, than this might turn out to be torture after half the movie is over.