Full Movie Reviews
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3/4
"Transsiberian" by Yojimbo
Yojimbo - wrote on 03/19/2016
A married couple travelling on the Transsiberian Express meet with a pair of fellow travellers and their journey takes a sinister and murderous turn. Brad Anderson was responsible for the - in my opinion - overrated The Machinist which was notable mainly for the intense performance of its star Christian Bale. Thankfully, in the interim Anderson has learned a little directorial subtlety and his cunning use of misdirection constantly plays with your expectations of where the story will take you next; in the slow burning build up, you are never quite sure who is the villain and who the victim. Ben Kingsley once again provides some strong support as a coldly intense drug enforcement officer and Thomas Kretschmann's heavy of few words is suitably intimidating, but the star of the show is …
Rating of
3/4
A Solid Thriller
Franz Patrick - wrote on 12/31/2008
Snow is everywhere in pretty much every scene and it made me feel cold just watching it. Half-way through the picture, I realized that the weather is not just a tool to establish a mood. When I look back on it, it’s really neat how much influence the ice has over the characters. I also liked that it took its time to establish the main characters and the fact there’s no archetype villain in the film. As a result, the characters are that much more complex and interesting. They’re just being themselves but their interests happen to collide and that’s when the conflict starts. The show-stopper here is Emily Mortimer. Like in most of her movies, she’s a seemingly timid woman who possesses a silent power which helps to carry her through with whatever is thrown at her. One minute …
