A good crime mystery drama. But at some points it felt like dragging heavily without any purpose. Should've been more thrilling. But I think it's not like the usual thriller. So dramatic like a novel. I know it's an adaptation of novel. I liked it. But not so good for my taste. Overall a good movie.

He tardado bastante en ver esta película. ¿La razón?, básicamente que no me atrevía. Vi el trailer y me dió miedo, miedo de que se pasaran el relato de Agatha Christie por el forro y cambiaran la historia de cualquier manera. Y cuando por fin me he decidido a verla, ha resultado que no es así. Menudo alivio. Empecemos por el principio. El apartado técnico, los paisajes, el cuidado tan tremendo en los detalles del tren... la verdad es que se disfrutan mucho. La película cuenta también con un buen número de actores de renombre, algunos haciendo muy buenas actuaciones, aunque personalmente no me gusta el actor que han elegido para representar a Hércules Poirot, me cuesta verlo como el personaje, y ese bigote tan exagerado se lo podrían haber ahorrado. La historia, es la que es, y gracias a los dioses que la han adaptado correctamente y no la han variado. No tiene el feeling de la versión clásica, pero me ha parecido más que aceptable.

Im not a big reader, but this was the first time ever i had read the book before id seen the movie and could be one of those “that didn’t happen in the book” guys. The story is endlessly entertaining and is very hard to adapt wrong, its a tight, complex and fun movie and something unlike most movies around.

I liked it. Brannagh has not the esprit of Sir Peter Ustinov, but he is doing his thing and I liked it.

In 1934, famous Belgian Detective Hercule Poirot (Branagh) has just solved a case in Jerusalem, is resting in Istanbul, when he is called to London for another case. His close friend Bouc (Bateman) gets him an eleventh hour ticket aboard The Orient Express to his destination. Moments after the train is derailed in heavy snow, he discovers that one of the passengers has been murdered, and now he must use his skills of deduction, who find out who killed the man. Beginning on one of Poirot's cases, it takes quite a while for the story to start, and when it does there are some quite genuine moments of excitement, but they infrequent and marred by slow pacing, and unnecessary dialogue. There isn't really anything outstanding in this film, and it has a largely impressive supporting cast - including several Oscar winners (Cruz, Coleman, and Dench) within the cast, who are given very little to do. The rest are mostly left to the side-lines and some of them (such as Dafoe and Jacobi), barely get a whole scene to showcase not only their talents, but also give the audience a chance to understand who their character is - is quite disappointing. One character is so forgettable, and lacks screen time that you forget that the actor was even in the film until the credits role. This is a disservice to the actor who play him, who have done great things in other roles. One positive I will give the film however is how claustrophobic it feels at times, as the characters are trapped within the confines of this small space, we get several very up close and personal scenes while Poirot interviews suspects. Branagh also utilises his trademark long take on several occasions, which works well. The movie feels as though it is quite self-indulgent of Branagh, as director he puts himself front and centre in almost every scene. I didn't love this film, but I didn't hate it. It would be followed up by a sequel a couple of years later, Death on the Nile, which I have reviewed previously. 2.5/5