Transit

Plot synopsis:
The film opens up with an armored truck coming across a car accident in the middle of a road. The driver finds this suspicious and prepares to drive off, but the truck is suddenly attacked by masked robbers. The driver tries to make a break for it, but his partner is revealed to be in on the heist. They execute the driver when an alarm in the truck goes off, and then his partner when he questions the lead robber's motives.After the heist, local law enforcement have created road blocks in search of the robbers. The four robbers, Marek, his girlfriend Arielle, Losada, and getaway driver Evers know that they fit the profile of the robbers and so, to prevent themselves from being caught, hide the $4 million in a sleeping bag belonging to a family of four who are on a camping trip. They manage to hide the bag full of money in the family's camping gear on top of their Land Rover while the family uses restrooms at a small gas station.Both the robbers and the family drive off and arrive at the road blockade. The robbers are immediately pulled over by the police and their vehicle is searched. As it is, the family passes through the blockade with no trouble. Aside from a police scanner belonging to Marek, the police are unable to find any incriminating evidence against them and let them go. The robbers catch up to the family in their black Mustang. The father, Nate (Jim Caviezel) notices the Mustang coming up behind him very fast. He tries to outrun the vehicle, but a police car detects his speed and pulls him over. The robbers manage to get away because Arielle detected the cruiser with the scanner. Nate tries to tell the officer the Mustang was chasing him, but the patrolman insists because they were following him at great speed, it allowed them to get away with it.Because of Louisiana state law, Nate is given a misdemeanour for wreckless driving. Nate pleads with the officer not to give him the ticket because it will violate his parole, having spent the last 18 months in jail because of real estate fraud he committed. When he innocently begs the patrolman further, he is arrested and taken to the police station. Meanwhile, his wife Robyn (Elisabeth Rohm) and his two sons Shane (Sterling Knight) and Kenny (Jake Cherry) drive to a motel to spend the night while await Nate's release. Nate is put in a cell block for the night. Back at the motel, the robbers invade Robyn's motel room and attack her. She locks herself in the bathroom door, then escapes through the bathroom window. The robbers are forced to leave when they learn the police are on their way. Marek is frustrated they didn't find the money in Robyn's room and gets angered further when Evers revealed the family had two motel rooms, insisting the bag must have been in the other room.The police arrive on scene, and bring Nate along once learning of the attack on his family. They decide to reduce the charges against Nate and give the family an escort out of town. Robyn and Shane demand to return home, but along with Kenny, Nate insists they need the trip in order to repair their relationship as a family and have family memories. The next morning, they leave the motel for the campgrounds. A police cruiser escorts them a few miles down the road before turning back and racing to another emergency. Meanwhile, the robbers spot the family Land Rover and head on after it. As they keep driving, one of the straps holding the camping gear comes loose and so the family pulls over to fix it. As Nate and Robyn unload the camping gear, he hands her the sleeping bag full of money. When she opens it, her face turns white. She tells the boys to get back into the car before lashing out at Nate. Robyn believes Nate actually stole the money from members of a laundering scheme that exposed his real-estate fraud and threw him in jail, and that they were the ones who attacked her at the motel, and insists the camping trip was nothing but a ruse for them to "start over". Nate is confused by her allegations and pleads with her he didn't do anything wrong. She throws the bag at Nate and drives off with the two boys, leaving him stranded. When he looks into the bag, he realizes that the money belongs to the robbers.Shane and Kenny plead their mother to turn the car around to get Nate, but they are attacked by the robbers in their Mustang. They drive them off the road and cause them to crash into a log. Marek demands to know where the money is, and Robyn tells him her husband has it. Marek and Arielle drive off with the family while Losada and Evers remain in the Mustang in-tow. Meanwhile, Nate walks on-foot, first down the road and then through the swamp adjacent to it. He hears a motorboat pass by and shouts for help. The driver of the boat spots Nate for a split second, but continues on and doesn't stop. Nate hides the money in a tree trunk and returns to the road. As soon as he does, the Land Rover speeds pass him. He chases after it, but is too late to stop it. Suddenly, the Mustang appears and Losada and Evers apprehend him. They take him captive and drive off after the others.Losada informs Marek they have Nate and the two cars intersect. Marek demands Nate to hand over the money, but Nate says he'll get it once his family is let go. Marek refuses to negotiate and holds Nate at gun point to show him where the money is hidden. They return to the spot with the tree trunk, where to his horror, Nate discovers the money is missing. He doesn't tell the robbers this and returns, stating once his family is set free he'll give them the money (he keeps eye contact with Losada while saying this). This angers Marek again, who says he's in charge and makes the rules, however this angers Losada who claims he should be in charge instead.Nate manipulates the two into a brawl, which allows him to run off. Arielle sees this and tells him not to do anything stupid, unknowingly allowing Robyn and the boys to escape. She drives off, but Arielle clings onto the back of the Land Rover but the boys manage to knock her out. Nate runs up to the road and Robyn slows down the car to let him get in. They speed off, but turn around after Nate tells them the next town is 40 miles away and so they're better off returning to the town with the motel. The family manages to flag down the same patrolman that arrested Nate, but he doesn't believe their wild stories of anyone chasing them. Suddenly, he's hit by the robbers and the family flees again. Marek steals the cop car and tries to gun them down. As the Mustang and cruiser try to box the Land Rover, Nate notices gas leaking from the tank of the cruiser. Nate swerves the Land Rover into the cruiser, which ignites the fuel, causing the cruiser to spin out of control and crash into a ditch. Evers and Losada retrieve Marek and several weapons from the cruiser. Marek tells a wounded Arielle "he won't lose to this man." Fed up with Arielle slowing them down, Losada and Evers turn on him who insist on killing her. Marek turns the tables and holds them at gunpoint, but surprises them when he shoots Arielle in the back of the head.Meanwhile, the family tries to escape by boat but Nate uses it to distract the robbers' attention so that they can escape. Unfortunately, this backfires as the robbers take the boat to track the family down. Robyn, Kenny and Shane come across an abandoned cabin in the swamps. They find a radio inside and manage to contact someone for help, who says the police will be there in 30 minutes. Shane says that's not enough time. Nate hides in the bushes as Marek searches for the family. A snake however causes Nate to be spotted and forces him to run, however Marek shoots him down, demanding him to reveal the location of the money, and then his family. Meanwhile, Robyn, Shane and Kenny find the money and several loaded guns inside a locked up closet in the cabin, finally proving their father's innocence. Suddenly, they spot Evers and Losada outside. Robyn hides the kids in the closet and shoots Losada just as he breaks down the door. Evers retrieves him and a gunfight breaks out. When the firing stops, Shane sets fire to several portions of the money and throws them out the window, threatening to burn all of it if they don't let them go. Marek and Nate arrive. Marek threatens to execute Nate if they don't bring out the money. When Shane brings it out, Losada refuses to give him back his dad and is about to shoot him, however he is shot again and killed by Robyn. Shane flees back into the house with the money. Marek and Evers try to level the cabin by firing bullets at it. This allows Nate to grab Losada's gun and shoot Marek in the shoulder. He quickly grabs his machine gun and fires at Evers, whose last words to Nate are "watch your back". Nate turns around and sees Marek swing a machete at him, wounding his chest. Nate seemingly falls into the swamp as Marek takes several swings at him. Marek then enters the cabin and attacks Shane, but Robyn threatens to burn the money. Marek says she has nowhere to run, but she burns the money away. Marek knocks her out cold.Nate appears and tackles Marek, and the two engage in a brutal fight. The two of them try to choke each other, however Nate slams Marek's head into a nail on a wooden deck outside the cabin, finally killing him. Robyn, Shane and Kenny mend to him, and the four of them reconcile. In the last scene, a revving car engine is heard as well as the application of brakes. A shot of Nate's wedding ring lies covered in blood on the road (Losada chopped Nate's hand when he found him on the side of the road) and a hand, presumably Nate's, picks it up before the screen goes black.

Tags: violence, boring, murder

Review:
Coming into the movie, I suspected mediocre acting at best, a semi-terrible script, and illogical actions and decisions from the characters - keeping in mind that I had never heard of this movie until I stumbled across it by chance.
The characters did things that seem implausible - but the action and suspense of the movie was so well done that that simple flaw was easily ignorable (for me anyways).
So, if you have stumbled across this film and wonder if its worth giving a try but don't know because this movie is one of those that never made it to the big screen, this is my opinion.
This film was extremely linear, predictable and full of moments where you were wondering how 4 criminals, who planned a decent heist, would be so idiotic when it came to retrieving the bag of money.
This isn't as easy as they thought...The movie focuses mainly on the robbers chasing the family, while also shining a light on the personal problems of the father and their marriage.The story is decent.
I have to say I am a fan of Jim Caviezel and his acting performance was fairly good but the intelligence of the characters left a lot to be desired.
I had no idea what this movie was all about because i couldn't find a decent review online, i was expecting a cheap flick with some action here and there.
Really enjoying and a true thriller...With movies like these most of the times you enjoy them but at the same time its very much predictable but as far as Transit is concerned most of your guesses would be wrong as i already mentioned its a roller coaster and you will enjoy every single bit of it......
keep up the good work and i must mention the lady who played the mom of the family done a superb because most of the times the hero seems to be very plain and expression less while the lady who played his wife did an awesome job.Bravo ***.
I was not sure it was a film for me because the cast and director are not well known, from a British point of view, but by the time the opening credits were over I was hooked good and proper.
Dad played by Jim Cavaziel has just been released from federal prison for some white collar fraud and he's trying to get to know wife Elizabeth Rohm and kids Jake Cherry and Sterling Knight.But while they're trying to get the family unit functioning, a gang led by Harold Frain has committed a 4 million dollar armored car heist and to elude the police blockade put the loot in the Sidwell's wagon.
It is a powerful thriller that can excite you from the beginning minute and the very last minute, not to mention it is a movie filled with action including great car chasing and fighting scenes.
The family is portrayed from a sense of disconnection to a sense of connection.Transit is a one-and-a-half-hour-long thriller that appeals to the audience from the first moment; it is full of intense action and exciting moments.
It actually deserved a little more, due to Caviezel's acting, but the script is just plain dumb, to the point it made me angry every time the gang outsmarted themselves in a loop of idiotic decisions that I just couldn't believe were part of a (supposed to be) serious movie.
If in order to give another twist and add "entertainment" to the plot the characters constantly behave like babbling idiots and do absurd things my brain sends "not credible" signals all over and then the fun is over!For example: criminals racing the car like mad men and making "specialist" u-turns when they should be avoiding detection (when the good guys don't even have a car to run anymore).
Transit (2012) ~umR ☛ 5/10 Director: Antonio Negret Stars: Jim Caviezel, Diora Baird and James Frain 89 Min - Crime | Drama | ThrillerA family, five robbers & and bag full of money thats Transit.
Nothing really special in this movie, you have seen this story number of times under different production team.
Totally predictable and the only thing i don't understand is actor like Jim Caviezel signed up for movies like this.
Just below OK direction, however, acting is somewhat good and the actors tried their best to lift the movie up.
STORYLINE(same old story!...) A family on a road trip is stalked by criminals who stashed stolen money in their car.For more of my reviews please visit: https://www.facebook.com/unitedcbaMR.
I really didn't know what I was expecting getting into this but I really can't remember when I've gotten a shot of adrenaline like this, it truly was a good film.
Jim Caviezel is a great actor and was a fine pick for the dad in turmoil as was the acting of the entire family.
I know a lot of people are bashing it for that reason but I believe that if you just go with it as an action film it will deliver enough to satisfy.
Start naming other recent action flicks that go perfect with life, ridiculous explosions & never ending bullets & clips for guns,short list.It didn't state these thugs were smart people, so obviously they are going to make stupid mistakes, I heard of a bank robbery a few years back where the robber left his driver's license on the counter.
He hides the money and has to figure out how to get his family back with whom the bad guys have caught up.Transit is one of the better movies of the genre.
I normally judge movies and how they'd turn out based on the first 5 to 10 minutes.First few minutes were slow and didn't know what to expect, and then the movie took off and I got hooked.The action sequences were superb, and the main plot is: "A family on a road trip is stalked by criminals who stashed stolen money in their car."Although the main plot is consistent, many of the interaction sequences between the characters turn out different than what I expected, which is the high point of my experience.Highly recommended..
I had seen another flick from director Antonio Negret, namely Seconds Apart (2011), some kind of horror but I liked it and here he showed us that he can carry a road movie too.
i like to say road movie with an thriller overtone because most of the action takes place with chasing cars.The acting was rather okay but one face took my attention, James Frain (Marek).
Surrounded by road blocks, all they can do is stash the loot, and what better place than on top of a family mini-van, on it's way to a camping trip.
As the father, trying to escape a dark past, Caviezel is amazing as the simple father, turned action star, once his family is threatened.
Transit is your typical action chase film, with two exceptions, one, a very interesting back story, and two a top star, who seems to enjoy staying below the grid in Hollywood.
It's not much different from all the other Action films you've seen, but it has it's moments, and it was definitely fun to watch..
You'd think with Jim in there and a hefty action squad supporting the movie that it'd be engaging at least on an entertainment level, but its really not.
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Characters sometimes seem to be irrational and the focus of the film seems to shift a couple of times, but it's still a very nicely done B-action movie.
This film makes a great example and proves that you don't need to have a huge budget to make a good movie.The story is in a nutshell, about a family attempting to get to know one another again after going through a ordeal prior to the events of the movie by going on a road trip despite the reluctance of Shane, the elder son.
It is a mix of Suspense, thriller, action, horror with very amazing twists which keep you on the edge the whole time.
The bad guys are an evil-eyed psycho (that somehow, always manage to get someone to fall in love with them), another that is even worse (he has no woman) and a middle-of-the-road kinda guy who is only a sociopath.The family has a white collar ex-con Father ("it was only mortgage fraud", he says..."Only?," says the cop) a disbelieving nervous wife, who can handle an assault rifle when needed, a foul- mouthed, drug smoking teen (who does make some smart decisions), and a little fella that just loves having Dad back.There are some exciting road antics and shoot-em-ups, a couple of mild twists.
It's not that the film isn't a thrill ride; it's just numerous action scenes that have been done a hundred times over.
This at times makes the movie entertaining and others just frustrating.Even with the issues this is a decent rental that will satisfy.
This is a movie you can watch without boring,coz there's nonstop action & its very good.Im not going to say whats in the movie,coz it will spoil the Story..
I just want to say Don't believe some of the reviews.just Watch the movie& its damn good .
That said, cinematography has some great scenes, even if it gets a little nauseating with the hand-held work during some action sequences.
As for the plot, it had potential, but quickly gets embroiled in typical action scenes, car chases and shootouts.
Why anyone would stay on the road in bushland in that situation, when chased by a car that wouldn't go anywhere in mud or scrub, let alone shallow rivers (aside from a brief trip past some swampland obviously), is beyond explanation - either the script writer or the characters in this film are retarded, its impossible to know which.
James Caviezel stars as a dad who takes his family on a trip to the Bayou with a bag of stolen money 4 killers put on his SU while escaping a police road block.
When they come to get the money back, they find a family who will to survive fights stronger than they anticipated.I was very surprised at how well directed, acted and scripted this movie was, not to mention the excellent action.
I think he did a fine job carrying this film.James Frain as the main bad guy (Marek) was also great.
But I am sorry to say that it is not a movie to remember.So guys, you may watch it, and have a good time...
It's not exactly a good film, and it's nothing new -- it has all the architecture of a predictable thriller flick; one man and his family, road trip, and modern-day bank- robbing pirates.
A couple of scenes had some great acting that was believable.I guess it is also the unbelievable coincidences that make these style movies so hard to watch.
Very good action film and Jim is at his best.
Another normal man confronted to the bad guys, and has to fight all the way in order to protect his family.A nasty gang has hidden the money stolen from a robbery in a car of holiday makers, to escape the police.
The cast is quite good and the pace satisfactory but as you progress in the story you start to realize this is just another movie packed with a common story with guns, speedy cars, violence and sort of expected ending.
I don't remember if Cavaziel's wife in the film was a ex-CIA or ex-FBI or something, but what it looks like a pretty and normal woman, she unexpectedly manages to escape of a motel room within millimeters from the bad guys' grasping hands and later in the movie we'll see her holding and fully operate an old Kalashnikov that would make Rambo blush big time.
I won't spoil your enjoyment of the film by giving too much away but what seems to be a simple plan on behalf of the robbers spirals out of control as the family begin to fight back.The acting is uniformly excellent with a special mention to James Frain who plays the lead bad guy with just enough restrained menace to really get under your skin.There is no excessive violence or nudity and the bad language such as it is simply forms part of the plot.Transit is simply a well written, well acted plausible thriller with enough action, twists and turns to keep you guessing to the very end 'How are they going to get out of this!!'9 out of 10.
At first it seems like the whole thing should be a smooth operation, but a couple bumps in the road make it a hard time for both the family and criminals.The music is generic and sometimes a little too active in my opinion, but it gets the job done.
Although there's only one or two actors (one from LOST) that you'll recognize, they all do a fine job and the compositional quality of the film is excellent.For a movie that's mainly set on the road, it's a great film and not nearly as predictable as you may think..
sometimes we don't know what to expect in a movie, in this case even though the story may sound familiar to you i am sure you wont be disappointed a gang approaching a police check point, had to exchange a bag with 4 million dollars from a robbery in a family car making a trip here its when the action begins!!
it kept me on my sit the entire movie, it has some twists and a lot of action, and a pretty good one, its almost like you felt the kick and bullets, its not overact, very real and for all the fans of caviezel this is one you have to see it!!!
in my opinion one of his best, sit around and enjoy a great action film, there's is no better way to start this new year.
What starts off is a film about a family of four going camping as the husband and wife are having some difficulties, they want to try and work things out as a family.
I was totally impressed by the casting of this movie and with enough people watching this I hope this gets noticed for being one of THE better action films of the last 5 years and that's coming from someone who sees almost every action film that comes out.
First of all the gang of criminals decide to force the car off the road in broad daylight instead waiting to take it from the family without them knowing.
Transit is an action, driving movie where weak scripts and acting are useless and the only thing good is the location.A family is in ruins after the father has been in jail due to fraud.
Jim and his family are travelling to go camping with one son who has a huge chip on his shoulder and one who has amazing hair.Meanwhile, a bunch of Thieves who have just robbed an armoured truck, are making a getaway, but them darn roadblocks stop them from doing so.They have a brilliant idea of hiding the money on Jesus' range rover, and then pick it up later on.What they didn't expect was that not only is this man Jesus, but he can make even the slightly interesting premise appear boring.And thats the problem with this movie, it's boring and never gets going until about ten minutes from the end.
Transit is a glossy b movie with a simple premise that is stretched out for all of the 80 minutes running time.
I won't say which finger he lost; I will say that it factors into the final shot of the film, one that seems threatening but is in fact the start – or, rather, the restart – of something good.This movie is by no means groundbreaking in story or execution.
First of all I'm not so sure to how some people can give this a 10 star rating, it is a good film in terms of action and entertainment but not much else.
I decided to watch this because I loved the movie 'Outlander' which starred Jim.The storyline isn't anything new.
That scene made me cringe, a lot.This movie revolves solely around Jim's relationship between his family and how he wants to make things right after spending time in jail for committing fraud, a son who doesn't respect him and a wife who doesn't trust him.
the cast are very good by what the movie itself that who or whom should be picked to play those roles.
while almost every Americans of all races still mostly cling to their own ethnic or racial backgrounds, the most popular friendly communication still stays on the starting level of: "hi, how are you doing?", "what's up?", the touching scenes in all of the TV commercials or movies always showing we are a big loving family but at least in this film, it's different: we got a black team member of the 4 robbers, he never agreed or cooperated with the other 3 white members, and this is at least not so formulaic as what i have above mentioned, so he just killed all the whites in his way any time he got a chance.
Jim Caviezel turns in a very good, if not great performance.
Don't expect more than a lot of car chases, flying lead and improbable outcomes and you will be thoroughly entertained.The toughness of the characters is really what drives this film, and while the plot may seem improbable, it's still believable.
It's not something you'd likely find in a fishing camp deep in the bayous and swamps of Louisiana.Other that that little thing, this is one enjoyable movie..
A dysfunctional family on a cross country road trip have four million dollars in stolen cash stashed in the back of their car.