'Murder on the Orient Express'
U/A; Crime/Mystery/Thriller
Director: Kenneth Branagh
Cast: Johnny Depp, Daisy Ridley, Kenneth Branagh, Judi Dench, Michelle Pfeiffer, Penélope Cruz, Sergei Polunin, Leslie Odom Jr., Lucy Boynton, Josh Gad, Michael Peña, Willem Dafoe, Derek Jacobi, Marwan Kenzari, Olivia Colman, Manuel Garcia-Rulfo, Tom Bateman
Rating: 

Shakespearean actor/Director Kenneth Branagh, takes a shot at Belgian detective Hercule Poirot in this 21st century digitally boosted retake of the 1974 movie adaptation of Agatha Christie's most-read novel, helmed by Sidney Lumet, having Albert Finney in the eponymous role. While the movie is lush and has a venerable list of Hollywood icons in its fold, there's not much purchase to be had here other than the visceral. Everyone's a suspect when a lavish trip starting from Stamboul (Istanbul) through the Alps of Europe gets hindered by a murder on board. And as Detective Hercule Poirot (Kenneth Branagh) is already resident on the train it's his job to catch the culprit.