The first reviews of The High-Speed Train Starring Brad Pitt have appeared online, and critics are pretty unanimous in their assessment of director David Leitch's high-speed action game.
Based on the novel Maria Beetle (published in English as Bullet Train) by Kōtarō Isaka, the film follows Pitt's resourceful assassin Ladybug as she battles a group of mercenaries competing for the same price aboard the fictional Nippon Speed. Line. .
Joining Pitt on the treacherous engine are Michael Shannon, Sandra Bullock, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Zazie Beetz, Hiroyuki Sanada, and many more A-listers, making Bullet Train one of the most anticipated new movies of 2022. in theaters around the world in August. 5, and the criticism begins to pour in.
Let's start with Variety's Peter Debruge (opens in a new tab), who described Bullet Train as "an over-the-top cartoon action movie, in which half a dozen killers shoot, stab, and pummel each other's pretty little faces in looking for a briefcase full of cash.
Paul Bradshaw of Total Film (opens in a new tab) echoed that sentiment, writing that the film has "too many twists and tropes to let it slip away to first class, but the combination of cast, comedy and carnage ensures a ride." fast and nice. ”
Collider's Maggie Lovett was a bit more complimentary in her review, tweeting (opens in a new tab) that Bullet Train is a "fantastic, bomb-bombed comedy of errors designed to invigorate, entertain and surprise." The fast-paced (and mind-blowing) action is set to a mind-blowing soundtrack that will leave you buzzing with excitement.
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IndieWire's (opens in a new tab) chief film critic David Ehrlich was quick to denounce the film's overall quality, but praised Pitt's role as its charismatic and surprisingly funny lead: "Bullet Train is not a good movie," he wrote, "but the fun that Brad Pitt exudes is magnetic enough to convince you that you're having fun too."
"Not a good movie" sounds like the opinion of Empire's Ben Travis (opens in a new tab), who said of the film, "Style over substance seems to be the whole point here, but Bullet Train only operates in a flat surface is worth a one way trip, if not a round trip.
And finally, acclaimed film critic Courtney Howard summed up (opens in a new tab) Bullet Train with a simple but striking comparison, describing the film as "Pulp Fiction on a train with a few leftovers from Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels."
So there you have it, folks. Sony's Brad Pitt star vehicle seems like an undeniably enjoyable but largely nondescript moment in the movies. Not John Wick, but neither is Morbius. Bullet Train hits theaters around the world on August 5.