Murder on the Orient Express

‘Murder on the Orient Express’ is a slow ride with a few twists along the way.

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Director/star Kenneth Branagh's all-star take on Agatha Christie's legendary mystery is more like a celebrity whydoit.

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A star-studded if frustratingly pedestrian outing.

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In this retelling of Agatha Christie’s classic murder-mystery, a shady businessman (Johnny Depp) is stabbed to death aboard an opulent train service, and everyone among the eclectic array of first-class passengers is a suspect. It is up to the meticulous mind of Belgian detective Hercule Poirot (Kenneth Branagh) to solve the riddle.

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In this Agatha Christie adaptation, the all-star cast (Daisy Ridley! Johnny Depp!) takes a back seat to its director-star.

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Murder On The Orient Express is an antique mystery that chugs along at 5-miles an hour without any turns that might jolt viewers in the slightest.

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Kenneth Branagh's take on Agatha Christie's eccentric detective is one for the ages, though his larger-than-life persona (and mustache) upstages her most famous mystery.

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The film's biggest liberty is to make Poirot's ultimate decision more palatable for American sensibilities.

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Most radically, this is a Poirot with heart. This interpretation is a dumb idea, but Mr. Branagh, an actor of prodigious skills, can at least pull this one half off. It’s not the only dumb idea in this film, which nevertheless bounces along in a way that’s sometimes almost entertaining.

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The big-name cast includes everyone from Johnny Depp to Judi Dench, but this snowbound Agatha Christie adaptation is a dusty, old-fashioned dud.

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This Murder on the Orient Express – the fourth screen adaptation this century – sets its mark high, which means it has farther to tumble.

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