Murder on the Orient Express
Murder on the Orient Express Kenneth Branagh, Director Overheard during Previews of Coming Attractions: “Well, I like Liam Neeson , but that looks stupid.” We feel ya, lady seated in the next row back. We like Kenneth Branagh , and Johnny Depp , and Judi Dench , and Willem Dafoe , and Michelle Pfeiffer , and Penelope Cruz (well, sorta), and Josh Gad and Derek Jacobi …but this movie is stupid. OK. Maybe we’re out of line to say such a thing about this lush production full of all these beautiful people. There were at least a couple of noteworthy elements to this 70mm spectacle: 1. Branagh’s mesmerizing mustache and 2. that super cool avalanche. It probably is unjust to impugn a film when you’re not the intended audience. And there was fair warning. We knew going in that it was an Agatha Christie murder mystery; that Hercule Poirot would treat us like Perry Mason treated our mothers back in...