Movie Review: The Girl on the Train (2016)

Good morning, good afternoon, good evening....whenever it is you have come across this review. Today (9/12/17) I am checking out the flick The Girl on the Train.  This is based off a book by the same name, a book I rather enjoyed.  I hope the movie does it justice.  It stars Emily Blunt, Haley Bennett and Rebecca Ferguson.  "A divorcee becomes entangled in a missing persons investigation that promises to send shockwaves throughout her life."  It currently has a 6.5/10 on IMDB

• Why the creepy stare dude?
• I think everyone has thought about the random people/houses they pass
• These people should probably invest in some curtains
• Yeah, she is plastered, you can tell, which will be a theme in the flick
• Interesting they are keeping with the jumping around of characters
• What is a calorie director?
• Interesting, this is not how envisioned Megan
• That is one weird looking baby
• That is a her?
• Is this suddenly a dream?  Oh yeah okay it is
• He sounds like me, just saying that everything will be fine
• Ah yes facebook stalking and then drunk calling the ex
• Loneliness is a horrible thing
• Wow they are really trying to make it seem like Rachel does it
• Oh right creepy guy is weird guy
• Wow Lisa Kudrow is looking a old!
• Oh a violent drunk
• Wow....just come right out with it, good thing you are not a PR person for like a president
• Good grief....I don't think lying is like that at all
• It is still abuse if you don't care
• I forgot how confusing/interwoven this all became
• There is a lot of sex in this flick, more than I would have thought
• Drinking everyday is what she does
• Ah yes, breaking into the husbands account while drinking, knowing his ex, I'm sure that won't bother him at all
• This flick is real yet it isn't, it is so odd, I felt the same way with the book
• Oh right, I completely forgot about this part of the story
• I hate guys like Scott, makes all guys seem like assholes
• Oh right, now I am starting to remember what really happens...yeah
• This film is really well done
• Damn
• Wait...is that how it happened in the book?  Now I can't remember
• JESUS LADY!

That was really enjoyable....well perhaps that isn't the correct phrase.  It was really well done and much like the book I don't think you knew who it was that killed Megan.  

I think everyone did a wonderful job in their roles.  I dislike how all the men in the movie are scum but such is life.  Now that I wrote that I feel that most of the characters are slightly one dimensions and I think I said something similar for the book.  

It isn't the easiest movie to watch, as I alluded to above, as it does feel very real.  The characters felt real despite what I said moments ago about slightly one dimensional.  

Honestly the one thing I can say bad about this flick would be the length, I felt it was a little long for this kind of flick but that is a common complaint.  It didn't take away from my "enjoyment" of the flick and I actually give this an 8/10.  If you haven't seen this I'd suggest going out and watching it.

Until next time...Abyssinia!