Murder on The Orient Express: A Game Of Cabin Cluedo
Director Kenneth Branagh transforms himself into Agatha Christie’s Poirot in this star-studded update of the 1974 adaptation. But this take on the famous Belgian detective looks more like a mash-up of Guy Ritchie’s swashbuckling Sherlock Holmes and a human Mr Monopoly than the familiar character. The neat, black Suchet‐stache is replaced with a lavish greying creation while the characteristic limp is switched for some serious skill at hand-to-hand combat. Much like Poirot’s new look, the film is extravagant and ostentatious . Everything is a treat to look at. The costumes and sets beautifully complement the trail of luxury train-carriages that are The Express. Taking their places in the dining carriage, and at the cordovan bar, is a glittering cast of familiar faces: Michelle Pfeiffer as Caroline Hubbard, Johnny Depp as Ratchett and Judi Dench as Princess Dragomiroff. It’s let down by what little is shown of the landscape outside of the train itself. The CGI mountainside is no ...