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lemon snatcher
Lumet being Lumet.Cadeicus
Looking forward to this. I love Olivia Colman, I hope she plays a decently big role.Earring72
Entertaining, well made, gorgeous to look at, remake of the better Original 1974 movie. Nice cast and true to the book story. Pace will be way too slow for anyone under 30. Needs a bit more thrills but it's an ok movie. Looking forward to more Poirot movies :-)GroundDigger
Just saw the pre-screening of this movie last night. It's a slight bore, but isn't horrible. 2.5/5DaniloFreiles
Non è proprio il mio genere. Comunque ben fatto e scorrevole. Ricco di colpi di scena. Jhonny Depp è stato uno specchietto per le allodole.Aquilla
Is it me or are they trying to do with Poirot what Robert Downey Jr. did with Sherlock?frankqb
Not nearly as bad at the reviews make it out to be, though it does have some very messy editing moments here and there (such as the arrival of the guests on the train), this is a solid film carried along nicely by Branagh and a cast that gets slightly underused.Interesting, gorgeously filmed, finely acted, but the occasional unintended confusion does crop up thanks to bad editing or an abbreviated script moment.
3 stars out of 4
Emiam
7/10Got better at the end.
moldypoldy
Fun. Some needless, dumb action bits but fast-paced, enjoyable film.ryano1076
Takes quite a while to set up; the first 3/4 of the movie is pretty dull, even after the murder mystery begins at about the halfway point. BUT, the ending makes up for it (if you haven't seen the original or read the book, which I hadn't). So overall I'd say it is worth a watch, just for the ending, but it's not one I would watch again.ikkegoemikke
“My name is Hercule Poirot and I am probably the greatest detective in the world.”Voila. We Belgians can also be proud of the Hercule Poirot phenomenon in addition to our world-famous beers and chocolate. Probably the best detective in the world. And yes, he comes from this tiny country in Europe. The fact he's actually a fictional person created by Agatha Christie, we forget for a moment. This vain, anything but modest, equiped with an enormous moustache, ingenious Belgian detective has already been played by a whole series of actors. But for me it's David Suchet who lived up the most to the image of Poirot.
What should you do when making a film of a world-famous book by Agatha Christie and you know in advance that a large part of the audience knows the story and the ending already? Well, the best thing you do is to gather a star cast and using the necessary digital magic tricks to ensure a wow effect. Whether this is sufficient for most moviegoers is a question for me to know and for you to find out. However, I wasn't that impressed. Ok, the first bird's eye views of a Orient Express cutting through the landscape and those swirling camera movements in the snow, look breathtaking. But that's obviously not interesting enough.
So, after the introduction of Poirot (Kenneth Branagh), who got an overwhelming mustache, one can calmly reel off the list of familiar faces. And those are certainly not the least. Judi Dench, Johnny Depp, Michele Pfeiffer, Daisy Ridley, Penelope Cruz, Willem Dafoe, Derek Jacobi, Olivia Colman and Leslie Odom Jr. are introduced one by one. And then we just have to wait for the train to set of and someone is killed, after which Poirot can start sniffing around for the killer. Fortunately for him, a fresh avalanche causes a delay in such a way that he can unravel the exciting mystery before the authorities arrive.
Exciting? Well, not for me at least. I've never been a big fan of classic detective stories like those of Sherlock Holmes and consorts. I always thought it's a bit stiff and not really entertaining. Or it must be such a beautiful film as "Mr. Holmes "where the retired detective tries to solve a final case at a leisurely pace, before his memory completely abandons him. In "Murder on the Orient Express" there is no sluggish pace, because all suspects on the train must be analyzed by Poirot and provided with a solid motive. And all in just under two hours. That is a lot to show in such a short time frame. The intro, the introductions, the murder, the investigation and then the announcement of the perpetrator. And all this interspersed with stylized images of both the interior and the exterior. It sometimes felt rather hasty.
Perhaps you've lived under a rock and never heard of Agatha Christie and this world-famous story. In that case you should definitely give this movie a chance. Is it worthwhile for the others to take the trip to the cinema? Well, if you want to admire the general splendour of the Orient Express, then you definitely should do this. And furthermore, the grotesque, oversized mustache of Branagh will certainly leave an impression. For me they can come up with an extra category for the Oscar award ceremony. That of "Oversized decor pieces"!
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aashammer
Gorgeous to look at, but the timing is of, the action is out of place and no one can replace the true Poirot.chunkylefunga
Very paint by numbers, stellar cast not really put to much use.Watch the original adaptation instead.
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The mystery soon fades, the padding all too transparent. An attempt at a poignant Poirot, perched on a weak frame. Aims to be disparate, is just more of the same.Siskoid
People loooooooove to say Kenneth Branagh's new adaptation of Murder on the Orient Express "loses steam" or "gets derailed". Maybe the lure of those puns colored their appreciation of what I think is a very entertaining take on both Hercule Poirot as a character and what is most certainly the mystery with the best-known solution of all time. It is not particularly faithful to Agatha Christie's book, which I think is fair, given that the 1974 adaptation is the gold standard. Let's mix things up, let us believe we don't know exactly what's going to happen. Make it about how Poirot will figure it out, rather than the whodunit it was designed to be. Of course, change the pieces of the puzzle, and it doesn't quite fit as well as it should, with Poirot no doubt guessing at things the book version logically pieced together. Putting the focus on Poirot rather than the mechanics of the crime washes away any sins I might hold against it, as Branagh's performance is funny, tragic, cool and complex. This is a character I want to follow to other movies (bring on Death on the Nile!) and I think creating a fresh interpretation of the famous detective was well worth sacrificing a clue here or a deduction there. Turning the climax into an ethical dilemma (which it isn't in the book) also puts more meat on Poirot's bones. Branagh has more or less addressed my general problem with Agatha Christie, which is to say the intellectual coldness of her puzzle-crafting. I've never cared more for the central character who, in many adaptations, well-acted or not, can be a means to an end. He sets up Poirot's bona fides early, charming me in the same way Benedict Cumberbatch's Sherlock did, if that means anything to you.