Strong Cast, Weak Characters | Review of ‘The Girl on the Train’ (Film)
By Cynthia Ayala
Universal Pictures
A divorcee becomes entangled in a missing persons investigation that promises to send shockwaves throughout her life.
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Based on the New York Times bestseller of the same name, this film captures a high-intensity struggle of an alcoholic woman who is struggling to remember what happened the day she came home bruised and bloody on the same night someone goes missing.
I heard much about the novel, both good and bad, and as for the bad, I’m beginning to understand why those people I know felt the way they did. But I went into this film thinking it looked good, and when you add Emily Blunt in the film, I thought “now there’s a lot of potential to save a story.” Continue reading “Strong Cast, Weak Characters | Review of ‘The Girl on the Train’ (Film)”
