TRANSSIBERIAN by Frank Palmcoast

When he's not watching, with beads of sweat, his fellow, legally blind, senior citizens parallel park, Frank Palmcoast is catching seven dollar movies at the local multiplex from sunny Pompano Beach, Florida. He's retired, he's angry at the world, he can't spell to save his life, and he hates Hollywood almost as much as Hillary Clinton, but that will not stop our irreverent, dementia fightin', AARP card carrying everyman from giving us a fresh take on all things Hollyweird. Besides, how can he pass up that marvelous senior citizen discount?

This week ... Palmcoast offers up his opinion of Woody Harrelson's new flick Transsiberian.

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Palmcoast had his Labor Day all planned; he was to spend the entire weekend on the beach, armed with his metal detector looking for rare coins and jewelry but then saw the advertisement for Woody Harrelson's new flick "Transsiberian" now that really created a difficult decision! You see, Palmcoast has a love/hate relation with Harrelson; loved him in the tv series Cheers but hated the character he played in "Natural Born Killers" I opted to see This foreign thriller and crime/gangster movie Transsiberian. This similar to Hitchcock flicks is all about an American couple traveling from Beijing to Moscow on the Transsiberian rail line. Harrelson plays his character well and so does Ben Kingsley who plays Grinko a Russian detective with a rather unusual dialect. Emily Mortimer plays his wife an is spectacular in her performance. The train destination is worth the journey. This certainly sends you back to the days and the thinking, don't talk to strangers. This is a good picture, with a great story which clearly stands out from the incredibly mediocre bunch of summer crap that Hollyweird produced for us. This appears to be a low cost, suspenseful flick that relies on the good story instead of Hollyweirds gimmicks and special effects. For those who love slow building and very interesting characters this picture goes by like a flash. This is about normal everyday people in extraordinary circumstances. Hitchcock would be proud!