Murder On The Orient Express Review: 6 Ups & 6 Downs

1. The Climax Is Predictable & Unsatisfying

Even if you've never seen an adaptation of this story before and have no idea who the killer is, it's still not much of a whodunnit, because the answer becomes obvious pretty quickly once Poirot has completed his initial round of investigations.

The fact that Poirot doesn't figure it out quicker, honestly, works against the movie and the concept of him as the World's Greatest Detective, so perhaps the script needed to obfuscate the answer to the mystery a little better.

This won't be a problem, of course, for those well-versed in the original tale, but even then, they might find themselves a little underwhelmed at this treatment, which downplays the revelation and ultimate motive, failing to make a big, cinematic moment out of it as you'd hope for.

It's basically a shoulder shrug of a reveal, which given that the entire movie revolves around this mystery, is considerably disappointing.

All things considered, though, the film surges forward off the back of several game performances and plenty of strong style. Here's what it gets right...