Review – Transsiberian

This was one of those movies that Blockbuster had dozens of copies of, so I figured if the chain thought it was going to be that popular that perhaps it would be entertaining. Nope, fooled again. This is the intensely tedious tale of a married couple riding a train from Beijing to Moscow. Along the way they get caught up with another pair of English-speakers who turn out to be drug smugglers. From there things twist and turn in ways that were probably intended to be thrilling but in fact move from dull to annoying to downright ridiculous. It’s hard to say more than that about the plot without ruining it for the hapless souls who are still considering renting it. Some of the train stuff is interesting, and some of the snow-covered wilderness footage is pretty. Otherwise this is just two hours of my life I wish I had back. See if desperate