Whodunit on a luxury train...
“Murder on the Orient Express,&#34; adapted from Agatha Christie’s 1934 mystery novel, is a stylish-looking, all-star drama directed by and starring Kenneth Branagh. Branagh plays Christie’s super-sleuth Hercule Poirot, a man whose eccentricities and arrogance can be off-putting but whose eye for precision and order, even to the point of measuring his breakfast eggs to make sure they are the same size, proves most useful. It’s inconsistencies that draw his attention and lead him on his amazing path to solving crimes, particularly murder.<br /><br />An exciting opening sequence at the Wailing Wall demonstrates Poirot’s skill. A priceless artifact has been stolen and three men of faith are the suspects. Assembled crowds are in riot mode when Poirot handily explains who is the guilty party. Thinking several steps ahead, he foils the culprit’s escape with means suitable to the James Bond playbook.<br /><br />Poirot wants a vacation to clear his mind and, with the help of an executive of the company, is booked on the luxurious Orient Express bound from Istanbul to Paris. As the train makes its way west, a murder occurs on board. Conveniently, an avalanche halts the train’s journey, making it impossible for police to be notified or the killer to escape. Poirot is called upon to determine who the killer is.<br /><br />The story was previously filmed in 1974 by Sidney Lumet, with a cast headed by Lauren Bacall, Ingrid Bergman, Sean Connery, Jacqueline Bisset, Richard Widmark, and Albert Finney as Poirot. This time around, the passengers include a widow (Michelle Pfeiffer); a governess (Daisy Ridley); a shady art dealer (Johnny Depp) and his valet (Derek Jacobi) and bookkeeper (Josh Gad); a doctor (Leslie Odom, Jr.); a Russian princess (Judi Dench) and her maid (Olivia Coleman); a dancer with anger issues (Sergei Polunin) and his sick wife (Lucy Boynton); a German professor (Willem Dafoe); and a count (Manuel Garcia-Rulfo).<br /><br />Branagh’s portrayal of Poirot is generally serious, with only a few bits of dialogue geared to elicit a laugh. We get a sense of the original character’s fastidiousness, unfiltered arrogance, and impatience with socializing, but Branagh also imbues the detective with a lot more physicality than either Christie or earlier film and TV adaptations of Poirot stories have, even at one point thrusting him into in a chase sequence that never feels true to character.<br /><br />Two things work against this version. First, it lacks the fun of the investigative process, which should showcase Poirot’s uncanny ability to piece together a crime after the fact. About two-thirds of the way through, the film starts to sag when it should be building up steam as it comes to a climax. Branagh badly needed to punch up the lengthy scenes in which Point questions, observes, discovers clues, and reveals lies. As written, the interviews with suspects are more clinical than fun.<br /><br />Second, many of the stars aren’t given enough screen time. It’s not necessary to provide equal amounts of time to so many key characters, but several have little to do after their introductions. The solution would have been to eliminate some characters or lengthen the running time.<br />The stand-out performances are from Johnny Depp and Michelle Pfeiffer, whose characters dominate.<br /><br />Branagh frequently incorporates shots that draw more attention to themselves than to what is being photographed. One long tracking shot from outside the train while it is loading travels through several cars to show us the various passengers. Another uses an overhead shot when Poirot examines the compartment in which the murder occurred. There’s really no purpose for this elaborate set-up other than to seem clever. It has the opposite effect, making us impatient at not getting a better look at what Poirot is doing. These techniques are distracting, and might be expected from a recent film school graduate, but not from a man whose career as movie director dates back to 1989.<br /><br />Production design is opulent, with breathtaking high-angle shots of the train traveling through the Alps, beautiful landscapes, and the super luxurious interior of the train, where the service staff continues to prepare fine meals and mix drinks even in the aftermath of an avalanche.<br /><br />The movie is reminiscent of films like “Grand Hotel,” big-budget pictures with multi-star casts. Not only is it set in the 1930s, but it reminds you of the glamor of studio movies from that period.<br /><br />Rated PG-13, “Murder on the Orient Express” could have used more witty dialogue to lighten the tone — not to make the film a spoof or undermine the plot, but to humanize the characters. As they appear in this remake, many are no more than devices to move the plot along.<br /><br />Bonus materials on the 2-disc Blu-ray/DVD Combo Pack include deleted scenes, audio commentary by Kenneth Branagh and writer Michael Green,  photo gallery, trailers, and 6 behind-the-scenes featurettes.
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Here is a brief synopsis of the title : The Agatha Christie favorite is brought to life in this stylish adaptation by director and star Kenneth Branagh. While the Orient Express is temporarily delayed by an avalanche, Belgian sleuth Hercule Poirot (Branagh) must sift through a long list of suspects as he tries to determine who among the passengers traveling on board the train is behind the murder of businessman Simon Ratchett (Johnny Depp). Top-notch cast also includes Penélope Cruz, Willem Dafoe, Judi Dench, Michelle Pfeiffer, Daisy Ridley. 114 min. Widescreen; Soundtracks: English DTS HD 7.1 Master Audio, DVS 5.1, Spanish Dolby Digital 5.1, French Dolby Digital 5.1; Subtitles: English (SDH), Spanish, French; featurettes; deleted scenes; audio commentary; more. Two-disc set..