Murder on the Orient Express
I’m actually a fan of Kenneth Branaugh from back in his Shakespeare days when my best friend introduced me to him. I’m actually pleased to see him going back to the classics these days, though Poirot is a strange choice it seems.I’m familiar with Poirot of old, he was a perennial feature on PBS’s mystery. He never appealed to me. There’s a thin line between eccentric and inseparable, and the…
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Johnny Depp attends the Murder On The Orient Express World UK Premiere at Royal Albert Hall in London, England (November 02, 2017)
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Murder On The Orient Express (2017) 9/10
After a passenger is murdered on the Orient Express, famous detective Hercule Poirot must investigate the other eleven passengers to find out who the killer is. Based on the novel by Agatha Christie.
The plot is straightforward, it literally says what happens in the title, which, isn't the worst thing. Take 'Snakes On A Plane' for example. The same idea, and it's a good movie too.
The cast is very diverse, with different names, such as Daisy Ridley, Michelle Pfeiffer, Judi Dench, Johnny Depp, Leslie Odom Jr., Kenneth Branagh, Kevin Bateman, Josh Gad, Willem Dafoe, and Penelope Cruz. I feel like they did a great job with he casting. It's like Ocean's Eleven; none of them look like they would hang out with each other.
The scenery is beautiful; the mountains and the countryside are gorgeous, sharply contrasting what will happen to one of the characters later on.
There's anticipation as the audience is left to wonder who could have murdered the victim. There's frustration at not knowing who it is. There's fear, and even doubt, as some of the characters look like they wouldn't be capable of murder.
Although, the pace is slow, and there's a lot of dialogue, but most of the anticipation comes from the mystery of who the killer might be.
Because the characters are so different from one another, it's shocking when the revelation comes to light. One of them is devoted to God, for example, and she's just as much a suspect because she sleeps near the area that the crime occured.
I'll be honest, I've seen this movie two times now, and I'd watch it a third time. It's not so action packed, if that's your cup of tea, but there's tension, there's drama, and it's a Who-Dunnit, type premise. Stellar cast, too.
Totally worth seeing, and worth your time.
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Murder on the Orient Express (2017)
This is a Movie Health Community evaluation. It is intended to inform people of potential health hazards in movies and does not reflect the quality of the film itself. The information presented here has not been reviewed by any medical professionals.
Murder on the Orient Express has one brief scene with an intense lightning storm at night, lasting about 5-10 seconds.
There is some use of handheld, shaking cameras, some flying shots over the environment, and a few scenes filmed from overhead looking straight down. We also see some points of view from extreme heights.
Flashing Lights: 5/10. Motion Sickness: 6/10.
NOTE: This is a repost of a previous evaluation.
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Me watching MOTOE for the first time: Aw, Mr. Marquez has pictures of a young child in a chauffeur's hat, it's probably his son :)
Me watching MOTOE for the fifth time after reading the book: Oh my god the child was Daisy and she loved driving the car with him and he misses her and her family and he keeps the photos to remember her
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4/28/24
MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS, directed by Kenneth Branagh, 2017.
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