Film
Movie theaters, reviews and showtimes in Chicago, plus articles, trailers and more
- Home
- Box Office
- Listings
- Trailers
- Features
Bookmark this page- Edition:
Transsiberian (2008)
Director: Brad Anderson
Movie review
From Time Out Chicago
A middlebrow application of Hostel-style xenophobia, the plot of Transsiberian hinges on a set of Russian dolls, and the movie, to an extent, is constructed like one: This story of credulous American tourists (Mortimer and Harrelson) on a Siberian train at first suggests a retread of The Lady Vanishes, but it soon artfully incorporates threads involving drug smuggling, marital secrets and the burden of a guilty conscience. The film moves at a steady pace and keeps you guessing, even if the upshot is a bit hollow.Author: Ben Kenigsberg
Time Out Chicago Issue 181: August 14–20, 2008
Cast & crew
Director: Brad Anderson
Cast: Woody Harrelson, Emily Mortimer, Ben Kingsley, Eduardo Noriega, Kate Mara, Thomas Kretschmann full cast
Rated: R
Duration: 110 mins
US Release: Jul 18 2008
Most popular on this site
Features
Gray's anatomy
James Gray wants to push buttons—again.
The next big thing?
Gigantic Releasing tries to rethink indie distribution…without movie theaters.
Red Diva: Lyubov Orlova, First Lady of Soviet Cinema
So you think you can dance, comrade?
Puppet master
Coraline director Henry Selick takes stop-motion animation into 3-D.
Socratic method
Laurent Cantet's approach on the set matches the message of his film.
Wander woman
Kelly Reichardt's Wendy and Lucy puts a Bush-era spin on the road movie.
Oscars
Read our interviews with the nominees, our reviews of the nominated films and more.
What do you think?
Post your review now