Hey guys,
I am back with a new movie review on a movie I recently watched and I must say the movie was worth the two hours of my time spent. But this time it's a 2022 action movie titled BULLET TRAIN. If I am being completely honest, at first glance, I felt the movie was probably another high-budget movie that wasn't really interesting or captivating and with a similar name to the Indian blockbuster movie THE BURNING TRAIN. But when my cousin gave it an 8 out of 10, then I knew this movie was worth checking out because this cousin of mine is a hardcore movie critic. When I say hardcore, I mean he can analyze a movie down to its every part, the plot, characters, theme, and even the storyline. And trust me, I respect his judgment when it comes to movies and TV series most especially action movies.
Now you can see why when he recommended the movie BULLET TRAIN, I knew I had to check it out.
The movie is an action-comedy film that talks about how a group of assassins was all placed on a job to retrieve a briefcase for their employer. But the funny twist comes in when each assassin was assigned to another assassin for termination. It goes like this, assassin A was instructed to terminate assassin B
in which he or she was given a picture of what their target looks like.
If you ask me this was hilarious and clever at the same time.
The employer who goes by the name THE WHITE DEATH was the main character responsible for deploying each and every assassin to the train but he did it in a clever way whereby he gave each assassin a unique train stop, where he or she should get off the train, knowing fully well that the person should have been terminated before then. I must say this is a dynamic way to create chaos and eliminate your competition.
Oops, I forgot to mention
The employer responsible for the chaotic mission happens to be an assassin as well. In other words, he tries to eliminate his fellow colleagues in the business, thereby making him number one.
What kept my eyes glued to the movie all through was the funny drama going on the train and how the assassins made killing look easy and professional while being discrete about it.
Well what I am saying it's what they are known for.
In addition to the outstanding plot and twist in the storyline, all thanks to the director, who made the movie feel like it was a twist of fate mixed with destiny, which explains why every assassin on that train was longing to assassinate another assassin, Brad Pitt and Joey King did a fantastic job with the roles they played.
Brad Pitt played the role of a funny assassin that makes silly mistakes on the job and has a feeling that he's cursed with bad luck. Damn, the guy did a fine job with that role, and the way he always has a confusing quote to give, explaining why he does what he does, makes it even funnier. Now I see why Hollywood loves him so much.
While Joey King on the other hand played the role of a deceptive assassin that creates confusion with her lies and deceits, thereby making it hard to denote in time that she's also an assassin with a game of her own.
For me, these were the most outstanding characters and I can't complete this movie review without mentioning how stunning Sandra Bullock was when she appeared in the movie.
Oh yeah, that woman is one gorgeous-looking human.
If you are conversant with my movie reviews, you should know by now that I hate spoilers and giving out spoilers, so I will put a stop here before I narrate the whole movie and deny you the element of surprise buried in the movie.