Aug 9 2022
Director David Leitch (Deadpool 2, Hobbs and Shaw) takes us on a late summer bullet train ride chock full of angry assassins, an impenetrable briefcase, and a whole lot of Brad Pitt. This movie has multiple stories being intertwined, and while some aspects are a bit overly convoluted, it is kept on the tracks by its hilarious, energetic, and insanely entertaining performances. Brad Pitt may steal the entire movie with his irresistible charisma, but it is Aaron Taylor Johnson and Brian Tyree Henry that add a lot of personality and heart to the mix. Joey King is another highlight with her wolf in sheep‘s clothing and borderline psychotic character. Also have to give credit to Andrew Koji and Hiroyuki Sanada for their more serious performance as they are both integral to the overall plot and emotional core of the film. Leitch directs some intensely visceral fight scenes on the speeding bullet train, with eye popping colors, and more than a few absurdly fun moments that do not agree with the laws of physics. The film is a little long, as it could’ve been trimmed down a good 20 minutes and at times feels sort of bloated in its multilayered narrative. Thankfully though, the bonkers climax of the movie is just as ridiculous, unrealistic, over the top, gratuitously violent, and laugh out loud hysterical as I’d want it to be. While Bullet Train sometimes meanders in its overly complicated narrative, the film is kept very much from derailing with its fun characters, blood splattering action violence, and a hearty helping of breezy late summer popcorn entertainment at the movies with Brad Pitt.
GRADE: B
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