Meh.

Rating: 5/10 (23 November 2017)

Murder on the Orient Express is a film that is based on the book of the same name and a remake of the version made in the 70s directed by Sidney Lumet. The movie follows a very talented and skilled detective named Hercule Poirot who happens to take a trip on the Orient Express. The ride was all fine and good until the train gets stopped and the fact that someone was murdered on the trip. Now it is up to Poirot to uncover the mystery of the murder.
Now I have not read the book nor have I watched the original movie. With that being said, I found this movie to be quite a mixed bag. As for the aspects that I think the movie did a good job on, I thought the cinematography, for one, was great. In terms of the movie's look, it was a very well shot movie that used great angles. I also found the acting to be pretty good. Barangh does a great job at his role as Poirot and so do many of the other actors in their roles such as such as Odom and Ridley.
My big issue with the movie, however, has to do with the general story of the film. The overall story managed to feel too slow. To put this in perspective, I found the first act to be too long which to me felt like a sign of a slow movie. Don't get me wrong, we need calm moments in films, but the pacing just felt too slow during multiple occasions which just left me bored with the films.
5/10