The Girl on the Train
Swirling in memories obscured by alcohol semi-recently divorced Rachel (Emily Blunt) finds herself stuck in limbo circling old haunts. But, as fate would have it, Rachel finds herself deeper in the mire as she becomes a witness to the murder of young Megan (Haley Bennett). Following her own internal compass to find clarity and truth will get deeply personal, and then, just how exactly are ex-husband Tom (Justin Theroux) and his new girlfriend Anna (Rebecca Ferguson) involved in the matter?
Based on the novel by Paula Hawkins and Directed by Tate Taylor this moderately dizzying dramatic whodunit best achieves it’s obscurity out of the gates in act one but seems to lose a lot of its mystery by the time act three rolls round for the final reveal. Analeptic jumps and exposures, some of which feel awfully convenient for the sake of story telling, the film seems to suffer from its own devices falling flat followed by an eye rolling epilogue. Mind you, all the players fit the bill and rise to the occasion, but there aren’t really any long reaches in character development either. Financially speaking, okay for a matinee with moderate expectations, but really more of a rental, The Girl on the Train is rated R.