Murder on the Orient Express

Released: 03 Nov 2017

Words by David Jenkins

Directed by Kenneth Branagh

Starring Daisy Ridley, Kenneth Branagh, Willem Dafoe

A man with a moustache stands in front of a steam train in the snow.
A man with a moustache stands in front of a steam train in the snow.
3

Anticipation.

That bizarre first trailer didn’t really whet the appetite.

3

Enjoyment.

An old-fashioned murder mystery repackaged from the blockbuster set. Works despite itself.

3

In Retrospect.

The philosophical undercurrents help this to go down smoothly.

The potency of Agatha Christie’s 1934 novel shines through the glossy, high-camp screen adaptation.

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