Sunday, May 31, 2009

Transsiberian

You can't escape your lies.

Plot:
An American couple (Woody Harrelson and Emily Mortimer) seeking to smooth out their rough marriage buys a ticket on the legendary Trans-Siberian Railway (a railroad from Beijing, China to Moscow, Russia). But a chance meeting with two mysterious passengers becomes a thrilling chase of deception and murder.

For a low-budget indie film, Transsiberian wasn't too bad. The plot is well constructed and quite suspense. Cinematography and editing is also prime (contrary to many indie-films having that Lifetime-movie-like quality). Woody Harrelson does seem a bit out of character and a little "slow" at times, but Emily Mortimer makes up for all of Woody's shortcomings in this thrilling and gritty train ride. Ben Kingsley, Eduardo Noriega, and always-smoking-hot Kate Mara costar.

* * * (three out of five) -- Decent indie thriller worth watching!!


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Enjoyed Transsiberian? Viira recommends: The Dead Girl, Brick, The Lookout.


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