Great cast and decent plot... yawn worthy execution

Rating: 4/10 (9 November 2017)

This movie got off to a VERY slow startÂ… somehow got even SLOWERÂ… and finally climaxed and all came together with like 17 minutes left. I found myself either bored or REALLY bored for the vast majority of it. It's not that it's NOT interesting... it just never REALLY grabs you like a mystery should.
Protagonist â€“ The detective played by Kenneth Branagh â€“ Very clichÃ© character with a distracting mustache akin to a combination of the Swedish chef from The Muppet Show and the Monopoly Man.
Character development â€“ The only one with any real character development was the Protagonist. The opening scene to demonstrate how great of a detective he is was extremely forcedÂ… mainly because the point of it was just so painfully clear.
Cast â€“ great but grossly underused (considering the talent that was all there).
Costumes â€“ Great. One of the best things about the movie.
Plot â€“ Murder mystery on a trainÂ… I love a good mysteryÂ… but this plot was long and drawn out. I do believe that the end had a (slight) payoff. But if you've seen the original there's no payoff for you.
Score â€“ Lazy and unimpressiveÂ…
Visually â€“ Well the train scenes were pretty cool.
Pacing â€“ Went from slowÂ… to slowerÂ… to OMG please hurry up and find the killer so I can go home.
Overall I wouldn't recommend running out to see this in the movie theater. Even if classic murder mysteries are your thing this can definitely wait for Redbox. I give it a 4 out of 10Â… I don't think this was a pointless remake, I think they just missed the mark.
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