Rating: R
Movie Release Date: July 18, 2008
DVD Release Date: November 4, 2008
Plot 411: An American couple gets more than beautiful scenery when they take the train from China to Russia.
Review: After volunteering to help children in China with their church, Roy (Woody Harrelson) and Jessie (Emily Mortimer) jump on the transsiberian train enroute to Moscow. This is an adventure that Roy hopes to give Jessie because they're having some marital issues and need some time away. Plus, he just loves trains. On the train, they meet a curious couple - Carlos (Eduardo Noriega) and Abby (Kate Mara). Jessie immediately gets a weird vibe from Carlos but thinks it's just his overtly flirtatious attitude. As they continue on their six-day travels, Roy goes missing and it seems as though Carlos might be the reason. This movie treated us to some gorgeous scenery of the snowy countrysides, serene mountains and barren plains. This isolation also added to the claustrophobia of keeping to such tight sleeping quarters and never being able to get away from people. This increased the suspense in this otherwise slow burn of a movie. Even when Ben Kingsley appears, the tempo doesn't pick up. It just quietly creeps along. It gives you time to wonder what you'd do in a similar situation.
Movie Release Date: July 18, 2008
DVD Release Date: November 4, 2008
Plot 411: An American couple gets more than beautiful scenery when they take the train from China to Russia.
Review: After volunteering to help children in China with their church, Roy (Woody Harrelson) and Jessie (Emily Mortimer) jump on the transsiberian train enroute to Moscow. This is an adventure that Roy hopes to give Jessie because they're having some marital issues and need some time away. Plus, he just loves trains. On the train, they meet a curious couple - Carlos (Eduardo Noriega) and Abby (Kate Mara). Jessie immediately gets a weird vibe from Carlos but thinks it's just his overtly flirtatious attitude. As they continue on their six-day travels, Roy goes missing and it seems as though Carlos might be the reason. This movie treated us to some gorgeous scenery of the snowy countrysides, serene mountains and barren plains. This isolation also added to the claustrophobia of keeping to such tight sleeping quarters and never being able to get away from people. This increased the suspense in this otherwise slow burn of a movie. Even when Ben Kingsley appears, the tempo doesn't pick up. It just quietly creeps along. It gives you time to wonder what you'd do in a similar situation.
Watch It: Because Ben Kingsley is great, as always.
Skip It: Because Woody Harrelson is completely annoying and embodies the reason why other countries despise Americans.
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