Excellent and well worth enjoying

Rating: 9/10 (11 November 2017)

Simply put, a perfect conclusion to an excellent evening.
I'm a huge fan of the tradition of "dinner and a movie". A good dinner can be easily found. A great movie is a bit harder to predict. Murder on the Orient Express is one of those movies in which you can be entertained, saddened, surprised, and unable to avoid discussion afterwards through many conversations.
Kenneth Branagh and the accompanying eclectic troop have accomplished something extraordinarily difficult. For 2+ hours, I was not watching actors and sets, I was experiencing characters and locations. It felt like I was on the train. It felt a bit claustrophobic. It felt dangerous. It felt like there were so many lies it was hard to know which piece of evidence or statement was a fact. And it felt fun!
I saw the first incarnation of this movie about 10 years after its initial release when I was 15. I then read the book. It made both better as I could "see" the story that much clearer. Watching this retelling has again spurred my interest into a genre which clearly needs even more additions.
One can only hope that Death on the Nile is around the corner.
Suggestion: make it a date night, see the early viewing, and then go somewhere with background music and have a wonderful chat with someone whose company you deeply enjoy. It's that good.