Review of The Girl on the Train (2016) by Moviemitch96 — 18 Oct 2016

Yes I did read the book prior to seeing this one, so forewarned: it may sound a little biased. Anyhow, I just want to straight up say it: It's not worth your time whether you have or haven't read the book.

For those such as myself who have read it, many will likely be disappointed and confused at the pointless and unnecessary setting change (from London in the book to New York in the film.) It's also likely to disappoint in the sense that it's simply a bland, almost too straightforward adaptation of the book that just makes it come off as underwhelming.

In addition, unlike the book and the somewhat suspenseful and ominous tone it created for me several times as well as the ability for me and other readers to get into the characters' heads and read their thoughts and feelings to keep things interesting, we're unable to do so with the film and we're simply left with all of the actors' blank, halfway emotionless faces for the majority and WAAAYYY too much spouse melodrama and abuse comes into focus in the film as well! Overall, it's undeniably talented cast with the likes of Emily Blunt, Justin Theroux, etc make do with what they're given,but obviously it's not near enough to save the rest of the film.