Review of Murder on the Orient Express (2017) by Movieman56 — 17 Nov 2017

Really, they should call this movie "Everyone Really Hates Johnny Depp" (you'll get it after watching the movie).

The Orient Express runs like your typical murder-mystery movie. A detective meets a group of people with different personalities, then someone gets murdered, and it's up to the detective to find out. The detective in name being Kenneth Branagh, who plays as the famous detective Hercules Poirot. There's also an all-star class including Johnny Depp, Judi Drench, Josh Gad, Daisy Ridley, and many more.

Now, here's where the movie goes wrong.

If it wasn't for the great cast, I'd give this movie a 5, because the story is just..ech. It's boring, and doesn't really give us any clues of who the murderer is until towards the end. And the CGI train and snow doesn't help much either. It's not bad, it's just boring, like I said.

But the cast, the cast is just magnificent. Kenneth has never played such a badass role before as a Detective you never want to be on your case. The other cast members play great as well, Tom Bateman as the owner of the train, Buoc, who isn't shy of the fact that he is a dirty shell of a human being. Daisy Ridley plays as the Governess Mary Debenham, a refreshing sight to see free the actress. And of course, Johnny Depp as Ratchett, a disgruntled American Businessman who's smoked one too many cigarettes. While the Orient Express may not have a great story, it's the cast that steals the show.