The new film release that sent me to the movie theater this week was Bullet Train starring Brad Pitt, about a snatch and grab gone horribly wrong...or maybe incredibly right. I’d been excited to see this one for months and I can report that it didn’t disappoint.
Bullet Train is an outrageous, chaotic, stylized thrill ride from start to finish. Directed by David Leitch: Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs and Shaw, Deadpool 2, Atomic Blonde, and John Wick to name a few, Bullet Train is chock-full of heart pumping action, laugh-out-loud humor, surprise cameos, a great soundtrack, and clocks in at 2 hours 6 minutes of solid fun and entertainment.
Brad Pitt delivers. Far from surprising given his filmography. Still, I’m hard press to say what’s more fun, watching his performance or seeing how much fun he had giving it. The rock-solid chemistry between Aaron Taylor-Johnson and Brian Tyree Henry steals the show time and again. They are perfectly engaging and surprisingly endearing as The Twins and are definitely a highlight.
In fact, the entire cast and their performances are great.
On its surface Bullet Train appears to be a straightforward and simplistic “popcorn” film. Nothing wrong with that. However, as the story unfolds, I was delighted to find the film to be more intricate than it seems. The twists and turns as the puzzle pieces fall into place make for one hell of an awesome ride that had me bouncing in my seat with a huge grin on my face when it all made sense.
Bullet Train is one of those films I can/plan to watch again and again. It has everything. Great cast/acting, action, heart, drama, and humor. It’s also violent and quite bloody. A warning for those on the squeamish side.
I can’t say much more for fear of giving something away. But I will say that Bullet Train is a ride not to be missed.
I give Bullet Train a 9.5
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