This review contains spoilers.
Murder on the Orient Express follows a detective on a vacation as a murder unfolds. The detective becomes interested after investigating and realizes something is amiss in the case. The suspects are passengers from all backgrounds and the detective interviews all of them to uncover any clues.
The movie a great murder mystery. There is not any massive chases or action scenes. The movie relies on the audience being engaged with the story. By the final act, I was very interested in the story and how things would play out. All of the characters will become known to the audience and they are all distinct. There are a staggering number of characters here and all of which feel different. The movie has many scenes where the detective interviews the passenger. These scenes were fun to watch and added a lot to the story.
The movie's weakness is its slow pace. The beginning of the movie can be slow with each of the characters boarding the Orient Express. The main mystery is introduced when a man confronts Hercule Poirot in an effort to stop his murder. I liked the slow pace as it sets the tone of the rest of the movie, but to some the movie's beginning can feel pointless.
Overall, I would recommend Murder on the Orient Express. The movie is a great murder mystery.
On a side note, I watched this movie using Amazon prime and suffered a lot of skipping in its video and audio. Customers looking to watch this on the Amazon stream are warned.
Grade: B
Murder on the Orient Express follows a detective on a vacation as a murder unfolds. The detective becomes interested after investigating and realizes something is amiss in the case. The suspects are passengers from all backgrounds and the detective interviews all of them to uncover any clues.
The movie a great murder mystery. There is not any massive chases or action scenes. The movie relies on the audience being engaged with the story. By the final act, I was very interested in the story and how things would play out. All of the characters will become known to the audience and they are all distinct. There are a staggering number of characters here and all of which feel different. The movie has many scenes where the detective interviews the passenger. These scenes were fun to watch and added a lot to the story.
The movie's weakness is its slow pace. The beginning of the movie can be slow with each of the characters boarding the Orient Express. The main mystery is introduced when a man confronts Hercule Poirot in an effort to stop his murder. I liked the slow pace as it sets the tone of the rest of the movie, but to some the movie's beginning can feel pointless.
Overall, I would recommend Murder on the Orient Express. The movie is a great murder mystery.
On a side note, I watched this movie using Amazon prime and suffered a lot of skipping in its video and audio. Customers looking to watch this on the Amazon stream are warned.
Grade: B