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Murder on the Orient Express

2017

Kenneth Branagh

Kenneth Branagh, Penélope Cruz, Willem Dafoe, Judi Dench ...

5.8

26,007

Mystery. Drama Renowned Belgian detective Hercule Poirot investigates the murder of a wealthy American traveling on the Orient Express, the most famous train in the world.

	Author	Review
United States	Peter Debruge Variety	"Though he succeeds in creating the most memorable incarnation of Poirot (...) the movie is a failure overall, juggling too many characters (...) infamous twist ending."	NEG
United States	Todd McCarthy The Hollywood Reporter	"A spiffy, if not entirely necessary, remake. (...) This is a yarn that does not exactly invite radical reinterpretation. As such, its appeal is confined to the traditional niceties of being a clever tale well told."	POS
United Kingdom	Robbie Collin Telegraph	"A shade more playfulness would have gone a long way. This Orient Express clatters handsomely along, but I left the cinema wishing it had had the nerve to jump the rails. (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"	NEU
United Kingdom	Peter Bradshaw The Guardian	"The big-name cast includes everyone from Johnny Depp to Judi Dench, but this snowbound Agatha Christie adaptation is a dusty, old-fashioned dud (...) Rating: ★★ (out of 5)"	NEG
United Kingdom	Will Lawrence Empire	"An enjoyable journey with a stellar cast, though the baggage we carry as modern viewers sees this ride derailed before its denouement. (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"	NEU
United Kingdom	Tim Grierson Screendaily	"Branagh, in his direction and especially in his performance, can’t help but overdo the cheeky artificiality, which keeps 'Murder' feeling more like a well-designed exercise than a delectable thriller."	NEU
United Kingdom	Anna Smith Time Out	"If it's all a little too crowded with characters, Branagh’s pacy direction keeps the story zip along to a conclusion that’s tense even if you remember whodunnit. (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United Kingdom	Kevin Maher The Times	"Kenneth Branagh’s reboot of Agatha Christie’s classic is bafflingly erratic (...) Rating: ★★ (out of 5)"	NEG

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