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Rating: 6/10 (21 November 2017)

Incredible Hercule Poirot returns and it's Murder on the Orient Express that will have to take his presence once again. Going into this movie knowing how Poirot established himself as great detective you will probably find it very delightful and sweetened but as soon as serious action and plot kicks in you will realize that it's not what you thought it will be. You have seen how serious cast of the movie is and without blink of an eye you will want to see this, it's not to blame you but after coming to screening of it the excitement will come down as movie starts to come to it's end. Samuel Ratchett is murdered and Poirot tired and on vacation gets into his role and solves the crime one more time. It started pretty amazing and with potential but as story went it just kept losing it's so much needed tension and it will just lack that mystery that keeps movie like this going. Pieces of puzzle start to get into it's places as you find out more and you realize movie is trying to play tricks with you but if you have been careful you will not get distracted and will find movie pretty astonishing from directing point of view and there are some pretty beautiful scenes in movie. Plot is also great but somehow it just can't live up to it's true potential which will get you stuck to you seat and in wonder what will strike next. Directing of Kenneth Branagh was pretty amazing and also his contribution as main character Hercule Poirot as which he gave a truly good performance proving his talent over and over. Rest of cast featuring Penélope Cruz, Willem Dafoe, Judi Dench, Johnny Depp, Josh Gad, Derek Jacobi, Leslie Odom Jr., Michelle Pfeiffer, Daisy Ridley and Tom Bateman gave probably as much as any of them had some of them even stole scenes more than others but they didn't have that power of intimidation that could help us being dragged into picture and scenes. Movie was stunning to watch, cast was very good at their job but they just could get their hands on attracting audience enough to care for all mystery. One more thing portraying journey and placing actions of movie between Vinkovci and Brod was pretty amazing seeing all scenes but showing it as mountains that even Alps could envy considering that part of Croatia is the flattest and mountain free was just absurd but all in all it was amazing scene. 2.5/4