Review of The Girl on the Train (2016) by Compi24 — 10 Oct 2016
Director Tate Taylor's ("The Help," "Get On Up") latest departure from feel good has been getting mixed reviews from critics, with many citing "The Girl On The Train" to be a lesser form of David Fincher's "Gone Girl.
" Why so many "Gone Girl" comparisons, you ask? Just watch this movie. That's why. This is a film that tries so hard to emulate the 2014 Fincher classic in more ways than its "based on the best selling novel about a missing woman" gimmick.
This is a film that tries saying similar -- nay -- almost the exact same things about marriage, human nature, and self-doubt that "Gone Girl" did, but with a flimsier plot, schlockier characters, and a third act that's so bonkers it borders on being Lifetime-TV-movie-esque.
This is a film with an interesting PLOT in play, but with regards to how poorly that plot is structured chronologically/logically within the context of this film, it leads me to think that I probably should've read this book rather than see the movie.
It's a shame that Emily Blunt's triple-A performance is hampered by this Winchester House of a screenplay. She really made this thing watchable for me.
This review of The Girl on the Train (2016) was written by Compi24 on 10 Oct 2016.
The Girl on the Train has generally received mixed reviews.
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