Albert Finney, Lauren Bacall, Martin Balsam
Brilliant Belgian detective Hercule Poirot finds himself on board the Orient Express where everyone seems to have concluded that hateful financier Ratchett was behind the abduction and murder of the i...( read more
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DVD Release Date: September 7, 2004
Stats: 681 reviews
"Murder on the Orient Express" is one of those tedious whodunit's that ends with a nearly half hour monologue by a detective putting all the clues together and thus providing an answer to an intricate case. Said monologue includes yelling, sweating, and flashbacks as the onlooker...( read more)
You can't recognize Finney under all that makeup, but he fully takes on this quirky detective character. Everyone is suspect as expected in an Agatha Christie mystery, but the ending left me feeling justice wasn't done.
Could've been much better with more character exposition. But if you're lookin for an entertaining murder mystery this'll do the job.
The only Poirot I know is and will always be David Suchet, the one I grew up watching. Not Albert Finney, Alfred Molina or any other actor. Still, the essence of Agatha Christie's masterpiece is here. Besides, this is Lumet directing Sean Connery, Ingrid Bergman, Anthony Perkins ...( read more)
Because it's a brilliant story, because Agatha Christie is amazing, this movie already had a head start. Add to it a wonderful director, an amazing cast, and great acting, you get a great movie.
It's my favourite "murder & investigation" movie ever.
The cast is HUGE, the direction is sharp and smart, even the soundtrack is too magnificent for the usual "based on Agatha Christie's book" movie.
Lauren Bacall is simply iconic.
Murder mysteries are fun and nothing says murder mystery to me more than Agatha Christie's Poirot.
Finney was great. Too many big actors for small roles. Just not enough time to use them properly.
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