Hi I'm Graham and this is Man v Film The girl on the
Hi I'm Graham and this is Man v Film The girl on the

train is latest adaptation of a massive
train is latest adaptation of a massive

novel that was out a year or two ago
novel that was out a year or two ago

that was on every book shelve you
that was on every book shelve you

could see as far as the high street went
could see as far as the high street went

and how does it hold up well it's been
and how does it hold up well it's been

referred to as Gone Girly light and that's
referred to as Gone Girly light and that's

fairly understandable one it's got girl
fairly understandable one it's got girl

in the title a right giveaway straight away it
in the title a right giveaway straight away it

was also kinda murder mystery thriller
was also kinda murder mystery thriller

with a female protagonist never quite
with a female protagonist never quite

sure what's going on it's that kinda thing
sure what's going on it's that kinda thing

so it gets the sorta Gone Girl
so it gets the sorta Gone Girl

castoffs it was referred to as
castoffs it was referred to as

the second coming of that kinda movie, is
the second coming of that kinda movie, is

that a fair assessment i'd say it
that a fair assessment i'd say it

probably is cause the movie's definitely trying
probably is cause the movie's definitely trying

to edge it's way onto the Gone Girl kinda
to edge it's way onto the Gone Girl kinda

franchise because It was such a massive
franchise because It was such a massive

as it was it was just a couple of problems
as it was it was just a couple of problems

it doesn't have the cast that it did an it
it doesn't have the cast that it did an it

doesn't have the director that movie had
doesn't have the director that movie had

now the girl on the train is basically
now the girl on the train is basically

about Emily Blunt's character Rachel who
about Emily Blunt's character Rachel who

is a woman who has had a pretty much
is a woman who has had a pretty much

hard time and I didn't expect that
hard time and I didn't expect that

from the trailer she is an alcoholic
from the trailer she is an alcoholic

in this movie and it's about her turmoil about
in this movie and it's about her turmoil about

the abuse that she's had about the
the abuse that she's had about the

abuse that she's doing to herself and is
abuse that she's doing to herself and is

a main focus of the movie is abuse that
a main focus of the movie is abuse that

women undergo it's the underlying theme
women undergo it's the underlying theme

within the movie itself
within the movie itself

she takes a train by her old house and
she takes a train by her old house and

spies on her ex-husband and his new wife
spies on her ex-husband and his new wife

and baby and a couple of doors up from that there is
and baby and a couple of doors up from that there is

a women who she sees having the
a women who she sees having the

ideal life and when she goes missing she's not
ideal life and when she goes missing she's not

to sure she had something to do
to sure she had something to do

with it whether she was involved whether
with it whether she was involved whether

witnessed it because she was drunk
witnessed it because she was drunk

at the time so she can't tell
at the time so she can't tell

that's the basic premise of the movie
that's the basic premise of the movie

and it kinda goes from there when the movie
and it kinda goes from there when the movie

opens up it shows you three female points of
opens up it shows you three female points of

view the three main female characters within the
view the three main female characters within the

movie and I kinda liked that because i
movie and I kinda liked that because i

thought it was going to continue throughout
thought it was going to continue throughout

the movie always rotating through these
the movie always rotating through these

characters all showing small parts and it
characters all showing small parts and it

does and it doesn't do that and when it
does and it doesn't do that and when it

does touch on some of the other characters
does touch on some of the other characters

not Rachel whether it's Megan or
not Rachel whether it's Megan or

Anna the other two female parts it kinda
Anna the other two female parts it kinda

gives them short shrift and makes them out
gives them short shrift and makes them out

to be almost caricatures they're not fully
to be almost caricatures they're not fully

fledged characters that just people where
fledged characters that just people where

strange things have happened to to
strange things have happened to to

they're archetypes almost I feel that's where the
they're archetypes almost I feel that's where the

movie kinda let itself down a little
movie kinda let itself down a little

bit because it's a big movie
bit because it's a big movie

with three female protagonist but it doesn't
with three female protagonist but it doesn't

really give them fully fledged character
really give them fully fledged character

each now Emily Blunts performance is
each now Emily Blunts performance is

absolutely fantastic you'll hear that everywhere
absolutely fantastic you'll hear that everywhere

it's great she is an excellent actress and
it's great she is an excellent actress and

she elevates the material quite a bit
she elevates the material quite a bit

but not enough to fully save it though throughout
but not enough to fully save it though throughout

movie you kinda know that there is a murder mystery
movie you kinda know that there is a murder mystery

going on and somebody's killed Megan you're never
going on and somebody's killed Megan you're never

quite sure who it is but if you've seen
quite sure who it is but if you've seen

these kinda movies before you've got a
these kinda movies before you've got a

rough idea there's clues towards other
rough idea there's clues towards other

people, dead ends, things like that, red
people, dead ends, things like that, red

herrings but you kinda know roughly who its
herrings but you kinda know roughly who its

gonna be or i did anyway and when the reveal
gonna be or i did anyway and when the reveal

came it wasn't so much as a surprise as
came it wasn't so much as a surprise as

it was about time when i left the movie I
it was about time when i left the movie I

felt a bit underwhelmed with how it acted out
felt a bit underwhelmed with how it acted out

how it finished one of the major
how it finished one of the major

problems i had with it was the
problems i had with it was the

unreliable protagonist to woman, the
unreliable protagonist to woman, the

character is drunk so the information
character is drunk so the information

she's given you or the point of view that
she's given you or the point of view that

we've seen from her we can never really
we've seen from her we can never really

rely on as being truth so you feel as
rely on as being truth so you feel as

if the movies kinda duped you out of pertinent
if the movies kinda duped you out of pertinent

information you should have had but
information you should have had but

because of this character you never really
because of this character you never really

get the full story or you never really get
get the full story or you never really get

the whole truth and that felt that was
the whole truth and that felt that was

a really underhanded sly move
a really underhanded sly move

from the film makers it doesn't really
from the film makers it doesn't really

help the movie i'm going to give The Girl on
help the movie i'm going to give The Girl on

the train 3 out of 5 it's good it's not great its
the train 3 out of 5 it's good it's not great its

worth definitely one watch is it worth seeing in the
worth definitely one watch is it worth seeing in the

cinema maybe not, maybe check out
cinema maybe not, maybe check out

netflix so let me know what you thought
netflix so let me know what you thought

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