The already trivial story of murder

Rating: 7/10 (11 December 2017)

A film with caricature performances but that amuse, script that intrigues but it does not stop seeming a great script of series, in spite of being inspired in the great book of Agatha Christie, and a good direction. Agatha Christie's books full of mysteries, intrigues and twists are phenomenal, a pity that today would hardly work in a visual audio work, the fault of the thousands of series that do this, perhaps not always with the same perspicacity, years and 24 episodes per season, so the whole mood of the mystery of the movie nowadays is almost trivialized by the infinity of similar audiovisual works, even though it may not contain the same charm. The film pinpoints attempts to address social issues but does not focus on it, the focus is all centered even on the unfolding narrative of the murder in question, and that is a good thing. The film has a very good direction, almost all happening in a claustrophobic train with narrow walls and tiny rooms, the director arranges subterfuges to gain space in the train and to show its history completely, for example, the great cameras with vision panoramic view from above, or the sequential plans lining up characters, besides having a beautiful photograph, but a rhythm that makes the viewer feel too much the floor of the film. With a spectacular cast, it's hard to say anything negative about the film's performances, but even with a magic cast, we do not have any masterpiece in terms of acting, but Kenneth Branagh does well as Hercule Poirot. The film changes some details in book relations, many serve and crutch for character development, and some are very well developed and others not, the film deals with justice and reminds of glimpses up to spectacular "twelve men and one sentence" in the final speech , but it's just a fun and enjoyable movie.