Remakes can be great!

Rating: 9/10 (16 November 2017)

Murder On Oriental Express is a film directed by Kenneth Brangan about a famous detective, Hercule Poirot, played by the director himself. He was on-board of a train called Oriental Express. However during the trip there was a murder happening and the killer is being limited to passengers in just one cabinet. Being the best detective in the world, Poriot must try to solve the crime before the police took the matter on their own hands. Right off the back I can tell you that this is Kenneth Brangan's best film to date. His film to be are mostly very classical and Shakespearian, he made mostly Shakespeare film. I enjoyed his interpretation of Thor 1, it has flaws but I enjoyed it. Cinderella is an eye candy film but didn't last a long impression. Jack Ryan shadow recruit is a massive disappointment that derailed the Tom Clancy franchise. I really loved this film and to set the record straight I didn't see the 1970s version or read the book so I came to see the film with blank state. I think this is a very masterfully made film. The biggest strength is its cinematography, the only film this year that came close to rival with Blade Runner 2049 in this category. I highly recommend seeing it on a big screen because it is absolutely gorgeous. There were many long takes and it took its time to use the camera to tell a story, reminds of some old films like Casablanca. This also compliments the acting, which are superb. Everyone did an amazing job. There were many close-up shots and it is, again, one of those films where images tell a thousand words. Some may not like it but I loved. Speaking about acting, the stand out is definitely Poirot. The way I see it, this film is taking from his perspective rather than your normal crime drama. From the start of the film, you can see he is an overconfident detective who is obsessed with precision and logic. But as the film goes on and he is discovering the depth and the cause of the crime as the audience we can see that crime is eating him up and inside and by the end of the film he is completely changed by this experience. The supporting actors aren't there just as show piece, their emotional turmoil pushed the story along. To name every single one actors showed up would take a while. There were no particular stand outs but some of the more memorable ones are Daisy Reily, Josh Gash, Michelle Piher and William Defoe. The writing was very good and there were a great deal of humor too. O, let's not forget about the absolutely amazing score from Patrick Doyle. I loved this movie so much that I decided to wait for 24 hours before I post my review just to clear my head a bit and I have to say I still love it. To me, this is the most surprising movie and certainly the most underrated one. As for flaws, the beginning felt a bit rushed because they have to introduce all the characters also there were few moments where I felt I was watching a detective Conan live action movie when Poirot was rumbling. And I do know that some people may not enjoy as much as I do because the film is made very old fashioned and it is not your average crime drama. But for me I had a great time and I can't wait to see it again. 9/10