Regie:
Brad AndersonCamera:
Xavi GiménezMuziek:
Alfonso de VilallongaActeurs:
Emily Mortimer, Woody Harrelson, Ben Kingsley, Eduardo Noriega, Kate Mara, Thomas Kretschmann, Mac McDonald, Etienne Chicot, Эмилис Веливис (meer)Samenvattingen(1)
Roy (Woody Harrelson) werkt samen met Jessie (Emily Mortimer) in Beijng en keert samen met haar via Moskou terug naar huis met de legendarische Transsiberië Express. Onderweg ontmoeten ze rugzaktoeristen Carlos (Eduardo Noriega) en Abby (Kate Mara), die op wereldreis zijn. De reis krijgt een onverwachte wending als Roy de trein mist na een korte tussenstop. Jessie besluit om op hem te wachten in het volgende station, samen met hun nieuwe kennissen. Daar begint ze zich te realiseren dat haar reisgenoten blijkbaar niet zijn wie ze beweren te zijn. (Paradiso Films)
(meer)Recensie (2)
Transsiberian features properly built suspense and unease in a strongly atmospheric setting, which is something that is not often seen in a thriller. The acting and directing are excellent. If the script, which otherwise works nicely with the characters’ psychology, came up with something original within the genre rules, I could have given this four stars.
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One clear good thing is the gradually growing chilling atmosphere that permeates the whole film. This is not only due to the engaging cold Siberian landscape, which gives the film the right drive, but also to the slowly escalating story, starting with a major turning point about halfway through, which culminates in a fight for bare life and one brutal torture scene, which I found physically uncomfortable. Thanks to the good performances of the actors, I was interested in the fate of the protagonists, I lived with them and even envied them a bit the initial romance of travelling by train. Brad Anderson has done a good job, though in a slightly different way than others expected (see the reviews here).
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