Review of TransSiberian (2008) by Ben C — 10 Jun 2009

The lead character making preposterous decisions becomes distracting in this fun train thriller.

This review of TransSiberian (2008) was written by Ben C on 10 Jun 2009.

TransSiberian has generally received positive reviews.

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By Alex S (2,786) on 25 Jul 2014

Some conveniences and a weak ending take some of he intensity away, but Transsiberian is lifted up by its tense atmosphere created from claustrophobic…

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By Grant H (1,337) on 25 Jul 2014

Some conveniences and a weak ending take some of he intensity away, but Transsiberian is lifted up by its tense atmosphere created from claustrophobic…

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By Drew N (55) on 25 May 2014

Great Drama, Character Driven film! Did not know how this was going to end…

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By Maitland Mcdonagh (2,150) for TV Guide Magazine (2,375) on 05 Dec 2014

The execution is masterful and even as you see the building blocks of the climax being put into place, it's a delight to watch them fit JUST SO…

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By Bill S (2,971) on 17 Jul 2015

Excellent movie with a wonderful twist. Beware of strangers…

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By Francis M (445) on 03 Nov 2015

If you actually want to see some obnoxious, clueless American tourists failing to find their own arses with both hands and a train timetable,…

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By Leena L (663) on 14 Nov 2013

The lesson of this film? Never talk to strangers on a train and nothing is what it seems to be. Plus it is cold in Siberia…

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By Marjorie Baumgarten (1,950) for Austin Chronicle (7,653) on 29 May 2015

With top-notch performances (especially that of Mortimer) and the gray of the Siberian wilderness providing an apt backdrop for the movie's…

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Transsiberian is an entertaining film. Just don't expect finesse-and suffer the xenophobia in silence…

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By Ky K (546) on 18 Aug 2013

TRANSIBERIAN (2008): This Director caught my attention with SESSION 9 back in 2001, and though it felt somewhat tepid to me at the time, I…

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