Nice Classic-Style Mystery Solving, Good Acting, Effective Direction

Rating: 8/10 (6 November 2017)

"Murder on the Orient Express" is a nice look at how mysteries were solved by detectives in an era which had limited technology, as compared to the ultra-modern world of today, which has GPS trackers, hackers, and so many technology-based tools to assist the current detectives.
Please, do not rely on the unnecessary and negative reviews given by many critics for this movie, who are unfairly comparing the film to Agatha Christie's original novel / book story. It is very challenging and brave to make a movie based on a novel and an author so popular, that more than half of the people living on earth know the original story. Yet, actor-director Kenneth Branagh has dared to accomplish this challenging task. Mr Branagh has done an excellent job, both as a director and an actor.
Mr K. Branagh has taken a different approach to convey the mystery by changing a few elements and characters ; this has given this movie (and the story) a fresh touch. Kenneth Branagh has played the great Belgian detective Poirot himself.His performance is brilliant, and he has given the character of Poirot a realistic touch. Johnny Depp shines again in the role of a suspicious crook. Penelope Cruz is quite seductive and plays her role very well. All the other actors have also given good performances.
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