Review of Murder on the Orient Express (2017) by Jacoobi456 — 12 Nov 2017

I personally don't know why the ratings are so low:

Visually, this film is incredible. The mountain on which the movie takes place and the actual train track was built especially for this film, and all of the cinematography is stunning. Plenty of different camera angles and length of scenes help keep the feel of the movie very claustrophobic and the costume design helps keep the rustic feel of the film, which was very refreshing and nice to see, as murder mysteries are quite rare in cinemas nowadays, especially 20th centruy ones. The acting in this movie was amazing, if the 2 Academy Award winners and 4 other nominees didn't tell you that already. Brannagh is incredible as Poirot, he really owns the scenes he's in and I must add his accent was very, very good. The plot was investing, and there was much that Poirot knew that you didn't; you learn the info as he does, however he might just put it together a but quicker :P. Speaking of Brannagh, he directed this movie excellently, and it felt like you were 'watching the book'? If that makes sense?

As for flaws, sometimes the tone of the movie wasn't fully understood and got a bit confusing, as the comedy present meddled with the serious and grave tone of the film as a whole.