Murder on the Orient Express is definitely one of my favorite films ever. It has a lot of qualities that make it so, the acting, plot, cast, design, music, etc were all perfect. The book was very faithful to the novel, and the cast was absolutely magical! I don't think I have ever seen a movie with such a cast (Bacall, Bergman, Connery, Perkins, all of them). My personal favorite scene was when the revelation of how all of them killed Ratchett. The acting (especially Bacall) was spot-on. Bergman's Little Brown Babies scene was hilarious and well-acted. And I also found Wendy Hiller, who played Princess Dragomiroff, quite funny and played her part well. However, I did not much care for Finney's Poirot, I much prefer Ustinov's (and of course Suchet is the best). Out of the Agatha Christine films, this is a close second to Death on the Nile (my favorite). The score by Richard Rodney Bennet is one of the best film scores I have ever heard. The Orient Express Walzer was my favorite. I also loved the opening scene where Ratchett kidnaps Daisy; the music was great as well. All in all, the film was stunning, and is definitely a classic (though an underrated one, I must say).
Review of Murder on the Orient Express
