The Girl on the Train (EN) Review
Hey everybody,
A movie based on a book always brings with it the same dilemma: how do you choose to learn the
story first? Read the book and then watch the movie or otherwise. I can not tell which way is the best. I usually try to read the book before seeing the movie, but in this case maybe I should not have done that.
Rachel Watson is an alcoholic divorcee who takes the same train to work everyday. On her way to work she passes past a couple of houses. One of those houses is owned by her ex-husband Tom and his new girlfriend Anna. A few doors down lives a couple, Scott and Megan, whom she never met, but she always fantasises about their relationship. One Friday afternoon she witnesses something that will change her life, when she becomes involved in the missing person's investigation of Megan.
My opinion is a little narrowed here, because I already knew what was going to happen. I'd read the book when I saw the movie, but even then the movie should be entertaining and thrilling, right? Well first of all I thought the book was good, but I never felt like a real pageturner, I finished it because I wanted to know what had happenend to Megan, not because the story really grabbed me. The movie was good, but was probably more entertaining for someone who hadn't read the book. I now wished I hadn't read the book when I saw the movie, because I can imagine the movie was much better then. The acting was great and they did the story justice, but the movie never really impressed me.
MovieManouk
3/5
A movie based on a book always brings with it the same dilemma: how do you choose to learn the
story first? Read the book and then watch the movie or otherwise. I can not tell which way is the best. I usually try to read the book before seeing the movie, but in this case maybe I should not have done that.
Rachel Watson is an alcoholic divorcee who takes the same train to work everyday. On her way to work she passes past a couple of houses. One of those houses is owned by her ex-husband Tom and his new girlfriend Anna. A few doors down lives a couple, Scott and Megan, whom she never met, but she always fantasises about their relationship. One Friday afternoon she witnesses something that will change her life, when she becomes involved in the missing person's investigation of Megan.
My opinion is a little narrowed here, because I already knew what was going to happen. I'd read the book when I saw the movie, but even then the movie should be entertaining and thrilling, right? Well first of all I thought the book was good, but I never felt like a real pageturner, I finished it because I wanted to know what had happenend to Megan, not because the story really grabbed me. The movie was good, but was probably more entertaining for someone who hadn't read the book. I now wished I hadn't read the book when I saw the movie, because I can imagine the movie was much better then. The acting was great and they did the story justice, but the movie never really impressed me.
MovieManouk
3/5
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