Bullet Train

Bullet Train has been one of my most anticipated films of this year. And yet I almost missed the movie’s beginning because I missed my train, funnily enough. Luckily the pre-ads were still playing by the time I got into my seat, so I missed nothing. Luckily… bug!

The story takes place on a Bullet Train in Japan with a bunch of characters who mostly go by monikers. As various plots converge on one another, misunderstandings, multiple mistaken identities, and unceremonious deaths mount, resulting in chaos on the train. And one could say the train itself counts as a character. By the way, I would like to express my disappointment with the marketing of this film because the latest trailers decided to spoil that the titular train would eventually be derailed. Seriously that was a dick move.

I precisely wanted to watch this film because I had gotten the impression that this film was going to be fun. And thankfully, I walked away from the cinema feeling fulfilled in that regard.

The film is colourful, both figuratively and literally. The editing for this film was fast, and the transitions were inventive. There’s a bit of nonlinear storytelling though it doesn’t get to a mind-bending degree, and the plot remains focused on its action.

Now there has been some controversy about the casting for the film which if I’m being honest I’m indifferent toward…