Ben Meyers’ rating: 4.2|5.0
Starsìììì
Murder
on the Orient Express performs at a higher
entertainment value than the 1974 version of this story. Kenneth Branagh
interpreted Hercule Poirot well. It is worth a single watch when in the mood
for a whodunit story.
Film Poster Courtesy of Wikipedia
Storyline
Poirot
attempts to solve another murder.
Additional Thanks
Thank
you to Director Kenneth Branagh for directing effort. Thank you to Executive
Producers Matthew Jenkins, Dillon Kivo, James Prichard, Aditya Sood, and Hilary
Strong for making the film possible. Additional characters/cast include: Young
Policeman (Paapa Essiedu), Young Boy (Yassine Zeroual), Hotel Waitor (Asan N’Jie),
British Police Chief Inspector (Michael Rouse), Hercule Poirot (Kenneth Branagh),
Rabbi (Elliot Levey), Priest (David Annen), Imam (Joseph Long), Armed Policeman
(Andy Apollo), British Military Escort (Hadley Fraser), Miss Mary Debenham
(Daisy Ridley), Dr. Arbuthnot (Leslie Odom Jr.), Arab Shipmate (Ziad Abaza),
Waiter (Nari Blair-Mangat), Waiter (Luke Brady), Old Turk Baker (Miltos
Yerolemou), Bouc (Tom Bateman), Prostitute (Kathryn Wilder), Aynesworth (Gerard
Horan), Biniamino Marquez (Manuel Garcia-Rulfo), Pilar Estravados (Penélope
Cruz), Maitre d’ (Richard Clifford), Edward
Ratchett (Johnny Depp), Edward Henry Masterman (Derek Jocobi), Count Rudolph
Andrenyl (Sergei Polunin), Italian Fan (Adam Garcia), Countess Elena Andrenyl
(Lucy Boynton), Caroline Hubbard (Michelle Pfeiffer), Princess Dragomiroff
(Judi Dench), Hildegarde Schmidt (Olivia Colman), and Gerhard Hardman (Willem
Dafoe).
Buy a ticket? Yes? No? Maybe?
Yes.
While not a great watch, it satisfies the need to see a murder mystery movie
for an adult audience. It most likely will be too slow for the younger members
of a family.
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