The Girl on the Train

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Ryan H 02/04/2025 Can’t remember a bit of it - couldn’t have been that good See more Louis W. @Sundance1954 Jun 15 Read the book instead. See more TheMovieSearch R @TheMovieSearch Jun 10 The Girl on the Train had an interesting concept, but I found the movie surprisingly boring. It tries to build suspense through mystery and multiple perspectives, yet it never fully pulls you into the story. Instead of feeling tense or exciting, much of the film feels slow, flat, and emotionally disconnected. The performances are decent, especially from Emily Blunt, but the screenplay never gives the actors enough to work with. The story keeps hinting that something major is coming, but the payoff never feels worth the buildup. Rather than creating momentum, the film simply drifts from scene to scene. The biggest problem is that there is very little emotional investment. Even after watching the entire movie, I never felt connected to the characters or fully engaged in the mystery. Overall, The Girl on the Train is watchable, but it feels bland and forgettable. It had the potential to be a gripping thriller, yet it never develops into anything truly memorable. See more Joanna T @aerialgirly92 Jun 7 watched this movie four years after reading the book. I really liked the book, though I don't remember all the details. I generally think thrillers work better as books than movies. The movie has a low-energy atmosphere throughout. Rachel struggles with alcohol and often cannot remember events clearly. After losing her job, she continues taking the train each day so her roommate won't know she is unemployed. During her commute, Rachel notices Megan and imagines she has the perfect life. When Megan disappears, Rachel becomes interested in the mystery. Rachel later learns that Megan was involved with both her therapist and Tom, Rachel's ex-husband. Tom had previously cheated on Rachel with Anna, and they now have a child together. The story's final reveal exposes Tom's manipulation & wrongdoing against Meg, and Rachel and Anna eventually work together against him. See more Kay K. @Kaytwo Jun 6 Slow, boring, stupid plot, uh l confusing look alike characters. Waste of time . See more Samara K @RT01927812 Jun 5 This movie runs into problems because it goes back and forth in time, alternates from the point of view of three characters, with the girl on the train being the main character, and then she is mainly drunk and confused. Suspense movies often are puzzles that do not follow linear time and flip whose eyes you are seeing it through. This one though goes too far because you want to watch someone else being drunk and not feel like you are drunk. Two of the three women are histrionic even if a male character is supposed to be the main villain and those two have knowingly cheated with a married man and one of the them is also married. To me, that makes them somewhat unlikable even though I think the filmmakers want us to see them as just victims. Women actually do have some agency. Despite all these misgivings, it still kept me engaged partly because of Emily Blunt's acting and some interesting twists and turns. So, I still gave it 2.5 stars. See more Read all reviews

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