THE GIRL ON THE TRAIN (USA 2016) ***
Directed by Tate Taylor
Starring: Emily Blunt, Haley Bennett, Rebecca Ferguson, Luke Evans, Justin Theroux, Edgar Martinez
Review by Gilbert Seah
THE GIRL ON THE TRAIN is based on the best selling novel of the same name by British author Paula Hawkins. The suspense mystery revolves around Rachel’s daily trip on the train to work in London. The film is adapted to a setting in the U.S. with the train now travelling along the Hudson.
The film and book is divided three chapters – Rachel, Meghan and Anna in that order. It makes sense in the novel as the story is told from the three points of view of the three women. In the film, however, it is not and while unfolding totally from Rachel’s (Emily Blunt) point of view, it is told in non-chronological order, flipping back and forth from the…
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