POSITIVES
If you're a fan of Murder on the Orient Express, then you probably will want to check this out to see what mystery Hercule Poirot has to solve now. That's the only reason you really need to see this.
Actually there’s another reason. Kenneth Branagh as Poirot is the best thing in this movie. Although I do like Tom Bateman reprising his role as Bouc as well. The rest of the cast are generally solid in their roles.
You can tell a lot of money was thrown towards the production of this film, because it is visually very grand and extravagant to look at.
I liked that one of the themes and commentaries made in this story fits perfectly with why this ended up being released during Valentine’s Day weekend.
There’s a lot going on in this film, and I think some movie goers will enjoy the denseness and intricacies of the characters and the mystery.
NEGATIVES
This is a traditional murder mystery complete with those plot tropes, narrative conveniences, and familiar archetypes. It just doesn’t have the more enjoyably fun modern takes of the genre. It is what it is.
You just might get impatient and frustrated with this movie, because it takes its sweet long time before it gets to the crux of the mystery. You know, the thing you actually signed up for.
It’s hard to be completely invested with the mystery when I don’t particularly like so many of these characters that are involved in it.
The movie ridiculously lays out all the clues and expositions in such an obvious way that it can get kinda obnoxious. Yes, we get it! Those are the suspects! Quit having the camera continually highlight them like we have to constantly see the line-up.
I seriously feel like this is definitely one of those stories that should just be retold as a limited TV series, instead of trying to cram so much into a two hours time frame.
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