Good but a little dull

Rating: 7/10 (10 November 2017)

In 1934 a train (the Orient Express) is traveling from Istanbul. Aboard is an all-star cast including Hercule Poirot (Kenneth Branagh) who is trying to relax. However an avalanche leaves the train stranded for a few days. In that time a passenger is brutally murdered. Poirot reluctantly agrees to solve the murder.
Well-done remake of the 1970s original. It LOOKS great--wonderful production design and costumes. Also it's beautifully directed by Branagh--some shots of the Express moving through the snow took my breath away. Good acting by the cast too--especially Branagh (although his mustache is distracting) and Michelle Pfeiffer. Still it is slow at times. Also I knew the twist ending from the original so I always knew what was coming up. Still it WAS well-done and if you don't know the ending you might like it more than me. I give it a 7.