Transsiberian

A thriller about a couple traveling by train from Beijing to Moscow, with deception and murder awaiting. It succeeds at making you bite your nails at the edge of your seat, but its wonderfully directed suspense scenes can't mask or overshadow the movie's flaws. The film keeps unraveling more unnecessary complexities even after it has made its point, with seemingly unintentional slapstick during the climax. The plot is a bit smeared all over the place, making it a film with mood swings; not to mention the characters, who all become more and more unlikable as the film progresses. A+ art direction by Algis Garbaciauskas and Ben Kingsley is good as always.