A stellar cast and setting can't hide an empty and superficial story

Rating: 6/10 (18 February 2018)

Branagh shines as Poirot in a beautiful surrounding in which he has to solve a murder case on a train, while showing that his talents are a bliss and a burden at the same time. Within minutes he gets to showcase his detective skills in an amusing way. Not much later, the movie turns out to be loaded with a stellar cast. After some forced introductions the movie starts to feel rushed. There is no build up, no development, just a quick introduction to a group of so called interesting people and it's done.
The movie is beautiful, but a great cast can't hide the fact that the movie is rushed, superficial and hollow and doesn't do honor to the fine details that made the original story richer.