None of the central performers put a foot wrong; Dinklage excels as a burdened man who is angry, tired, and tough.

The Station Agent is little more than a three-character, metaphorically burdened off-Broadway play, but Peter Dinklage's understated performance gives it a bit of substance.

Dinklage is a star, for sure, but the film is hypnotic because of its unusually certain and constantly delicate tone.

For the first time in his career, [Peter] Dinklage was allowed to play someone with dimension, passion, and an identity beyond his physical attributes, and he makes the most of it.