A missed opportunity

Rating: 7/10 (30 November 2017)

After solving yet another mystery, the famous detective, Hercule Poirot, travels with the Orient Express to a distant location for his next case. What he's about to encounter is a deep mystery which involves a murder with many connections and apparently, a culprit which is hard to find. Together with a friend who happens to be the owner of the train, he must investigate, interrogate all passengers and find the killer before the train reaches the next station, while being derailed due to harsh, winter conditions.
It's a remake of an adaptation of a famous book with the same name by Agatha Christie which presents a very strange case of a murder which will prove to be much complex and hard to solve than ever expected. What it originally seems to be another episode of Poirot slowly turns to something more deep, every character seeming to be a possible killer with a motive of his own. It keeps the mystery until the end, generating suspense along the way until the unexpected finale (at least if this is the first adaptation you see).
Overall it's a good watch, especially if you're fond of this genre, but you may find a couple of issues or dislikes like I did, which somehow managed to spoil the overall experience. The worst of all was Poirot's character, with his over-prolonged or double mustache, which simply wasn't on par with the strong, perfect man which the famous detective accustomed us. He often seemed rushed and unconvincing, although the insisted on his perfectionist side, which is rather disappointing when considering his fame. Another bad aspect would be the fact that not all other characters seem to be as well described as they could or should, even seeming out of the picture at times, with too few scenes that would make them important in the conclusion. It left a sense of superficiality which is hard to miss in such films and as a result, the final product seemed to lack in this aspects.
It's a good movie with Poirot but unfortunately nothing spectacular, contrary to its impressing cast. It could have been a lot better if it had a much credible and imposing main character and more attention paid to the characters and even the plot.