Review of Murder on the Orient Express

I thought this movie was absolutely thrilling. While I agree that Hollywood needs to calm down on the remakes and start valuing original content, I thought this movie was simply fantastic. Why do people say that this movie was an ego boost for Kenneth Branagh? Seriously, why? He's the main character of the story. The other actors each had smaller parts than him. Yes, I did read the book, and I have to say that they were very similar. If the story was told even partially from another character's point of view the plot would have been completely spoiled! As for Daisy Ridley's performance, I thought it was great! Please judge her honestly apart from Star Wars. It's pretty obvious that she receives biased criticism. As for the ending, I was incredibly moved by the cast's performances-especially Branagh's. He really showed a passion for justice the entire movie, and he realized what a grey area the crime committed lies in at the end. Perhaps this is why the color palette is particularly dull in the movie, to represent the grey areas of justice? Or perhaps I'm being pretentious and looking too much into the artistic decisions. Wouldn't be the first time! Overall, I loved this movie, and I'm shocked to see why so many people hate it. If it's only a preference, then fine, but I'm reading a lot of reviews that seem ignorant, arrogant, or biased from the start. I was thoroughly entertained the entire movie, even after I had already read the book. Give this movie a chance! If you don't like it, I completely respect your opinion, but at least watch it with an open mind!