The movie seems to go nowhere, at some point Ben Kingsley shows up, and drugs get involved somehow. Gooooood movie.

Anderson uses his setting well, and assembles the film crisply, even if he falters in the vital task of building tension. The biggest problem is the script, filled with too many moments that require an unbelievable decision to propel the plot further. The other major misstep is giving Mortimer's character a backstory as a bad girl, a history which is there to set up a couple key plot points, but otherwise doesn't inform the demeanor or behavior of the character in the slightest.

I seem to have enjoyed this more than most reviewers here, but that is probably because I don't watch many movies of this type. I don't think Harrelson is a good actor (at all) but there is something about him that makes him work quite well in roles like this. Ben Kingsley, of course, is genius personified.

a recommendable thriller that nearly derails at the end, but stays remarkably unpredictable and believable with appealing characters thrown in as well.

Underrated.

"Transsiberian eventually reveals itself to be scatterbrained thematically." - Nick Schager

A fun, suspense-packed thriller with beautiful shots of Lithuania. It does require for you to suspend your belief, but the payoff is worth it.

I really did not like this movie. So much of this movie is driven by Emily Mortimer being retarded. I didn't really like any of it.

A solid, Hitchcock-esque thriller. A blast to watch. Each character is delectably nuanced and the interactions onscreen add to the tension of the chase. The next time you're at Blockbuster with no idea what to rent, this will not disappoint.

It takes quite a while for the movie to actually start but it's overall quite good. Nothing spectacular but good.

The music is great. The rest ... works.

Pretty good thriller. I like the whole tourist feel from it, as I've never been to Russia. Emily Mortimer and Woody Harrelson didn't really have much chemistry. I don't know if it was intended, but Jessie came off really annoying. I can't really put it in to words why, but I did enjoy the movie. I think it was the whole adventure aspect of it.

The dynamic between the Emily Mortimer & Woody Harrelson characters and Harrelson really sells his role as a dorky milquetoast well. Unfortunately the movie doesn't leave much to be surprised at, and apart from the setting, the story isn't very compelling. That being said, there are enough good moments to make this worth a once-through.

story, W Harrelson, (Kate M, Emily M)

Wonderful pictures. A powerful and gloomy film. Anderson created an atmosphere which is colder than Siberia. (-) The story itself is expandable and at the end the movie gets a bit flat.

nice story ....

7+ highly recommended

What I learned from this movie: it's A-OK to kill a guy with rotten wood from a decrepit Russian Orthodox church, as long as you are told after the fact that he's actually a drug dealer.

Um filme comum sobre tráfico de drogas. Nada mais. Nem Ben Kingsley deixa o filme mais interessante.

A really well shot, and overall very watchable thriller. The high-class cast are perhaps not all quite firing on full cylinders, but Kingsley is outright excellent. There's a good amount of tension, and the odd twist, but the ending is perhaps a little low-key and some of the characters choices are really stupid. Not bad at all, but sadly a little to shallow and unsatisfying.

The combination of high-contrast, rough-edged cinematography, close camera angles and good casting creates an atmospheric confined setting for a sexy and dangerous crime thriller to develop. This is done admirably in the first half, but the script stutters and resorts to throwing wild curveballs as the tension runs out of places to resolve to. The film's finale is a series of "WTF?!?ROFLMAO" moments, but you can't deny its entertainment value. Noriega and Kingsley play their small parts well.