Not as bad as they say

Rating: 7/10 (15 November 2017)

Let me just say this is the first version of Murder on the Orient Express I ever saw. I haven't read the book either, but was really curious to see this movie. I saw it in cinema a couple of hours ago and when I came online here, I had to write a review of my own because I only saw negative ones and wondered why. I loved it. It's a movie I'd go and see multiple times. Yes, it can be a bit slow some times, but I think it matches the theme. (Of course, the Imagine Dragons music in the trailer and the hideous modern, blue fonts were a mistake I find odd. True style breaker.) The costumes and set is just lovely, I was blown away by the creative aspects of the camera. There's one shot that's 'hanging on the ceiling' and you look down at two heads. I thought that was brilliant, in that setting at that specific time in the story. Furthermore I thought all performances were good and it wasn't a Branagh one-man show, it was the full cast that got me. I believed their characters and didn't expect the ending of this film. Unlike some people here, I recommend you to see it.