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Murder on the Orient Express (1974)

November. 24,1974
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7.2
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PG
| Drama Thriller Mystery
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In 1935, when his train is stopped by deep snow, detective Hercule Poirot is called on to solve a murder that occurred in his car the night before.

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BoardChiri
1974/11/24

Bad Acting and worse Bad Screenplay

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Cleveronix
1974/11/25

A different way of telling a story

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Ava-Grace Willis
1974/11/26

Story: It's very simple but honestly that is fine.

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Kinley
1974/11/27

This movie feels like it was made purely to piss off people who want good shows

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dolanwargin
1974/11/28

This film starts out fantastic! Unbelievable Score, sharp and smart cinematography. The performances that inhabit the odd and wonderful characters are ALL incredible, Ingrid Bergman truly deserved her Oscar for this one. About towards the end of the first act and for most of the second, the pacing definitely flourishes though and you have to pay VERY close attention in order to understand what's going on. I say stick around because the payoff here is splendid and unlike anything I've ever seen in a mystery film before.

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kevinish
1974/11/29

Normally, when you put this kind of "star studded casts" together, you wind up with a messy collection of scenes with each actor trying to outdo the others. Instead, legendary director Sidney Lumet has created a tight, fast paced, eerie, whodunnit, with a claustrophobic atmosphere that makes the locked room murder more than a puzzle to be solved. Excellent performances from a unbeatable cast, this film is a must for any mystery buff, or film buff for that matter. Keep an eye out for the under the radar performances by Redgrave and Balsam; but Finney's Poirot is pure genius.

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Stephen Abell
1974/11/30

This is an apotheosis of a star-studded movie - but where most films of similar ilk fall flat this reigns supreme... The Story is so good and the director does a brilliant job of bringing this to the large screen and the actors add to the strength of their skills.There are a couple of drawbacks, for me... Firstly, I'm not a fan of Hercule Poirot (I much prefer Miss Marple) and Finney's portrayal of the detective left me cold and irritated. Though he and the director did get his pompous peacock preening down pat, it was more Finney's vocals and no-neck stance that got under my skin. Secondly, there were a few scene's where the director used Perkins "Norman Bates" to cast suspicion on his character, as Norman does make an appearance a couple of times.Though, all this said, the rest of the film is delicious and splendidly filmed. There are some really nice panning sequences; I especially liked the sequence where the train guard walks down the platform as the train pulls out - this is expertly done and sets a great atmosphere, though the music is a little too saccharine for me.This is a great whodunnit, which I did solve before Hercule, but not too quickly so as to spoil the film, so this is a bonus as it draws the audience in and makes them part of the story and movie. If you like murder mysteries then this is the one to watch, you should even enjoy it if you've read the novel and know the outcome, as the acting and direction is that good.I would recommend this to mystery and thriller lovers as well as movie aficionados. This is now on my favourites list and I will watch it again - even though I'll have to put up with Finney's Poirot.

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leplatypus
1974/12/01

I picked this one in advance to new adaptation with Pénelope and was happy to find here such a good cast with Connery, Golden age Hollywood actresses and the Cassel father… Lumet was a inspired director (with Al movies), Christie is the queen of thriller novels and this Orient Express was to the train what Titanic was to the boat, exoticism in addition! However, the movie opens with a child abduction tragedy worthy of a mute movie and we start the trip in Istanbul!In a lot of stories, and especially the crime ones, beyond the originality of the facts and locations (that are met there), we need to have also a original detective (remember Dale Cooper, Robocop – Murphy, Martin Riggs, …): however, here, we have a plain, copy of Sherlock Holmes and, in my opinion, terribly embodied by this Finney. I don't say he can't act, I just tell that his Poirot was just painful to watch: between effeminate and a look alike of a certain famous Adolph. It's funny (or not) but french critics had the same feeling at its release. His way of investigation is rather poor (just interviews) and I got quickly bored in addition because the suspects are rather just dull, old, very dusty and honestly, this murder becomes a quick who's who (the driver, the maid, the sister, the aunt, the buddy,…) that's totally a turn-off.Unlike Titanic, this movie doesn't age well and now I really consider to go watch the new adaptation!!

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