Murder on the Orient Express

Review by David Jenkins @daveyjenkins

Directed by

Kenneth Branagh

Starring

Daisy Ridley Kenneth Branagh Willem Dafoe

Anticipation.

That bizarre first trailer didn’t really whet the appetite.

Enjoyment.

An old-fashioned murder mystery repackaged from the blockbuster set. Works despite itself.

In Retrospect.

The philosophical undercurrents help this to go down smoothly.

The potency of Agatha Christie’s 1934 novel shines through the glossy, high-camp screen adaptation.

Published 3 Nov 2017

Tags: Daisy Ridley Kenneth Branagh

Anticipation.

That bizarre first trailer didn’t really whet the appetite.

Enjoyment.

An old-fashioned murder mystery repackaged from the blockbuster set. Works despite itself.

In Retrospect.

The philosophical undercurrents help this to go down smoothly.

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