A first-class white-knuckle trip.

| May 5, 2020

The eventual resolution is too neat, but striking cinematography and brilliant performances sustain Transsiberian and leave you wondering why it never made it to UK cinemas.

| May 5, 2020

Strangely denied a cinema release here in the UK, Transsiberian is an enjoyably devious thriller.

| Original Score: 4/5 | May 1, 2020

Anderson has made an engrossing thriller well supported by its impressive atmosphere and his deft handling of suspense.

| May 1, 2020

Though not one for literal smoke and mirrors, master of horror Brad Anderson, with his panache for arousing fear from harried reality and rotted atmosphere, is still a shaman.

| May 1, 2020

A terrific combination of action, mystery and adventure

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Jun 27, 2014

Full Review | Original Score: 4/5 | Nov 18, 2011

Brad Anderson (Session 9) has always been strong with chilly atmospherics-especially this time, employing the eerie vistas along the legendary line that stretches from Beijing to Moscow through thousands of miles of wilderness to great, exotic effect.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Nov 17, 2011

All in all, the film is an excellent, if modest, alternative for moviegoers who have been blockbustered into submission this summer.

| Nov 17, 2008

A thriller aboard the Trans-Siberian line, stretching roughly 5,000 miles from Beijing to Moscow, should be a cinch, right? Not so fast, Casey Jones.

| Original Score: B- | Nov 17, 2008

Unfortunately, there's never a moment where you can't see Anderson and his co-writer, Will Conroy, yanking on the strings.

| Original Score: 2/4 | Nov 17, 2008

Director Brad Anderson throws in a red herring or two as he comments on Eurotrash and the greed-fueled lawlessness of the former Soviet Union, but he ultimately makes an even stronger statement about the dark side of female empowerment.

| Nov 17, 2008

Transsiberian is more than a rote thriller; it's also a sharp character study... actually, several studies in which the information about each character is slowly revealed and every scrap of knowledge further informs our understanding of the plot.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Oct 18, 2008

As Alfred Hitchcock demonstrated three times, trains make a nifty setting for a thriller.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Oct 18, 2008

A morally complex if plot-wobbly thriller set on the Trans-Siberian Express as it rockets (well, creaks and groans) through snowy forests and forgotten towns.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Aug 21, 2008

Transsiberian starts in neutral, taking the time to introduce its characters, and then goes from second into high like greased lightning. I was a little surprised to notice how thoroughly it wound me up. This is a good one.

| Original Score: 3.5/4 | Aug 15, 2008

With its consistently clever and always unpredictable screenplay, fascinating setting, and stellar lead performance, Transsiberian is riveting from beginning to end.

| Aug 15, 2008

In the end, while I wanted more I can't exactly say I felt cheated, and considering all the crap I've endured so far this year that's one trait I can't help but applaud.

| Original Score: 2.5/4 | Aug 15, 2008

A queasy-making train thriller directed with vibrant visual panache by Brad Anderson.

| Original Score: 4.5/5 | Aug 8, 2008

Has terrific Siberian location work, a carefully constructed atmosphere of creeping dread and an outstanding performance by Emily Mortimer.

| Jul 24, 2008