Murder on the Orient Express

DocTerminus

9/10

Beginning with Kenneth Branagh's second decade as a filmmaker, I suggest he became an industry workhorse. He acted in many films and directed several, all with varying results in quality. Most pointedly, few felt like they were personal projects for 15 years. For example, his direction of **THOR** is at the pleasure of Kevin Feige, the head of Marvel Films. I argue that **MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXP...

Filipe Manuel Neto

5/10

**An effort worthy of merit, but which did not result in a really good work.** Kenneth Branagh is one of those actors/directors who doesn't seem to be afraid of a challenge, and I respect him for that, even if his choices aren't always the wisest. Bringing the greatest book of Agatha Christie's work to the cinema is a considerable challenge, not only given the richness of the material and chara...

daniel_carr

4/10

Was great fun watching Johnny Depp again but this story while interesting was really disappointing. Found the ending out of character for Hercule Poirot although it was a great moral question for the audience so I understand what the writer was trying to do. Seeing the similarity between Sherlock Holmes I find these stories far too simplistic. Although the Englishman always chasing after his arch ...