Well,that was both expected and surprising at the same time...
If you don't know,I don't have that much of a passion for book-based adaptations and i'm not really one with the Crime and Mystery genre,but Murder On The Orient Express,while being sometimes generic,managed to surprise me at some point.
As you might know,this movie is directed by Kenneth Branagh (the same director of Thor and 2015's Cinderella) and,once again,shines in the directing chair. I loved the way the movie was shot,as well as him being the famous Hercule Poirot. And it was refreshing to see Johnny Depp in a decent role,as well as Josh Gad.
However,that doesn't stop the fact that it may feel sometimes choppy from a story perspective. The music (composed by The Emoji Movie's Patrick Doyle,poor guy...) and the cinematography make this movie look beautiful,but it could've been better if they got some things right during Act 2,since they try to make the movie somewhat emotional (thing that was better-made during Act 3) and they try to give their "A+" cast a bit of screentime. Also,sidenote,the Visual Effects were surprisingly noticeable throughout most of the scenes,even if it's not "Steppenwolf" levels of bad.
What can I say,it's tollerable,but because of that 2nd Act,it could've improved upon certain things,but I was still okay with the material I sat through. Sure,the pacing and the score are nice (some of the acting too),but the story is so somewhat choppy that quite often makes it look like a soap opera. Or maybe it's just me not really beng into the Mystery genre,i don't know...
