TRANSIT

Absolutely enjoyed this movie to the full. Transit is exactly like the type of movies i like, which is a thriller with some action.
Jim Caveizel plays a dad who is trying to reconnect with his family by taking them camping, unfortunately for them they get caught in a cat and mouse chase with a gruesome gang of 4 who just robbed an armored truck and used the family to sneak the money though a check point.

the film is what you would expect from a chase thriller, with 4 very skilled badies pursuing the normal suburban family through the road, with thrills, some twists and turns, and solid action.
the cast really makes the movie stronger, with the actors playing their parts to perfection. Jim Caveizel was amazing as the Dad who is trying to pull his family out of this trouble.
his wife played by Elizabeth Rohm was also very good, and the bad guys were also well acted in this film, lead by James Frain who has that evil look.

the setting of the film which mostly takes place on the road and in swamps surrounding the road added much to the film, and the actions was very solid with some good production values. the movie never felt like a low budget or a B-movie to me.

in short, one of the better thrillers out there, and im quite surprised how this movie fell below the radar, very enjoyable and entertaining.
I would recommend this highly, and also recommend The Contract which is very similar to this. enjoy

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What's it about?
The camping trip was meant to reunite the Sidwell family. When they are hunted and terrorized by violent bank robbers, their very survival will depend on working together.

What did I think?
I threw this in my player not expecting much. Then my alarm went off and I woke up to an intense thriller with all the fat trimmed off. Sometimes you want a simple, straightforward approach to a film with no complications or unecessary twists. When you're in that mood...put this one in your player.

Transit succeeds where very little other thrillers do- this one keeps the pace intact for the entire time without even *one* second of boredom. If you blink you'll miss a lot. It's about four robbers that come up with this plan to put a bag of stolen money with this family headed for a vacation. Apparently the reason behind this is, so the police don't suspect anything when the criminals are pulled over and have their vehicle searched. The police can't arrest four guilty-looking people based solely on looking guilty *especially* if there's no bag of stolen money in their possession, right?

Well the truth is, it seems suspicious that the cops wouldn't notice that these robbers looked familiar and would therefore arrest them on the spot, so we'll assume it was a clueless cop that pulled them over and searched their vehicle. Then again, if the robbery was recent and this was the first time they've committed a crime, the cops wouldn't yet have an idea what the suspects look like. With this in mind, this particular plothole might not exist and is totally forgivable.

With all the commotion going on between the bad guys and the family switching back and forth from one segment to another at lightning speed, it took several minutes to figure out who was actually who. Perhaps a poor way of introducing the characters, but not terrible since all the pieces were soon to fall into place.

Anyway, once the robbers are free to roam the streets, they search for the family that unwillingly has their money in their possession (mixed in with the other camping trip bags) and from here... all you-know-what breaks loose! It's then a game of survival as the family argues, yells, runs, drives, hides, swims, uses any and all weapons they can find such as guns and knives, all in an attempt to get rid of these feisty criminals that always seem to be right behind them. PURE action-packed, and the movie doesn't disappoint.

Terrific acting all around, great storytelling that's easy to understand (after the first 10 minutes) and a fantastic movie overall.