Scott Bessent’s Very Good Day
By LAWRENCE KUDLOW
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Director Brad Anderson’s “Transsiberian” is a throwback to railroad thrillers that were a staple of Hollywood’s Golden Age. Even the master of suspense, Alfred Hitchcock, made a number of such films. But the concept ran out of steam in the second half of the 20th century, when interstate highways and air travel became more popular than the rails. Given that the notion of a fast-paced thriller based on Amtrak is absurd, the genre needs something such as the treacherous network of railways connecting Beijing and Moscow to give it modern-day relevance.
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|Director Brad Anderson’s “Transsiberian” is a throwback to railroad thrillers that were a staple of Hollywood’s Golden Age. Even the master of suspense, Alfred Hitchcock, made a number of such films. But the concept ran out of steam in the second half of the 20th century, when interstate highways and air travel became more popular than the rails. Given that the notion of a fast-paced thriller based on Amtrak is absurd, the genre needs something such as the treacherous network of railways connecting Beijing and Moscow to give it modern-day relevance.
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