An average movie

I didn’t care much for ‘Murder on the Orient Express’ but, since it was apparently fairly successful at the box-office, they had to come up with a sequel and, since it was available on Disney+, I thought I might as well check it out. First of all, I did see the older version starring Peter Ustinov as Hercule Poirot but it was at least 10 years ago and, to be honest, I have to admit that I didn’t remember much about it which is usually not a good sign but, at least, it probably allowed me to appreciate more this new version by and with Kenneth Branagh. Well, I think it was an improvement on ‘Murder on the Orient Express’ both because  the story is simply better but also because Branagh, as a director, seemed to be more confident with the material this time around. It was also a nice touch that they took the time to go slightly deeper into Poirot’s background. Eventually, it’s a pity that they didn’t give the same courtesy to the other characters who were all barely developed whatsoever but that’s to be  expected when you a have a murder mystery involving almost a dozen of suspects. Concerning the murder case, to be honest, I pretty much figured it all out from the moment Linnet Ridgeway met her future husband Simon Doyle. Since it was all so simple after all, they decided to add two really random extra murders, just to make it all more complicated than it actually was, but I could have done without them. Still, it is, in all the different versions, a better story than the one in 'Murder on the Orient Express'. Anyway, to conclude, even if I will probably forget the whole thing within a few days, I still think it is worth a look, at least, if you really like the genre.

6/10