Film Liquet on Murder on the Orient Express

Rating: 6/10 (7 November 2018)

The world's greatest detective's (Kenneth Branagh) trip through Europe comes to a halt when a murder mystery unfolds aboard the train. Covered by an avalanche, the train passengers are all stuck in the train with the killer, as the detective races against time to solve the crime before the killer strikes again.
Not far from the other three screen adaptations, the 2017 remake of the Murder on the orient express does not present the film with an active question, solving the mystery for the viewer it lacks engagement and therefore is made as a passive audience film. Even though it does not stimulate the viewer to ask active question after, the film does indeed succeed at telling a murder mystery plot. Sweeping us off our feet, as any deduction made by us along with the detective is then dismissed and started anew.
With good set design and good cinematography, the film tries to capture the aesthetic of the 1930s, however fails to do so, as the visual effects, used to recreate Istanbul, do not stand up to the expectations of a large budget feature film. Although the design of the set is everything imagined upon hearing the words elegant and beautiful.