In Relation To Murder On the Orient Express

Hercule Poirot (David Suchet) boards the Orient Express, a train bound west from Istanbul, with a little help from the director of the line. There he meets the American businessman named Samuel Ratchett (Toby Jones), who offers him thousands of dollars in exchange for protection. Since he doesn't like Ratchett, Poirot refuses him. That very night Ratchett is murdered in his bed. The murderer couldn't possibly have left the train, which is stuck in a snowdrift. Which of the thirteen people besides Poirot in the Calais coach committed the murder?

Pros: There are cool Catholic elements. Poirot holds a rosary as he's saying a beautiful night prayer in one scene, and prays the rosary (albeit while smoking a cigarette) when he needs guidance later in the movie. There's also a neat contrast scene where Poirot's night prayer (the hopeful one of a good person) is juxtaposed with the night prayer of Ratchett (the pleading one of a person who needs forgiveness and protection). The final scene is thought-provoking, though I can't explain here because it will give it away! The story has been simplified from the book.

Cons: One or two things were much more obvious than in the book.

My Rating: T (violent murder)