Bullet Train is an action/comedy about Ladybug(Brad Pitt) a recovering assassin who is on a job to retrieve a briefcase on the titular bullet train. On the train are other criminal contractors on different assignments connected in various ways that are discovered as the train rolls on.
Pitt delivers one of his rare misses here, the aw-shucks humor doesn't really land, the characters professional crisis doesn't really read, and just overall there's not a lot of interest to be had from the defacto lead. The supporting cast is stacked with talent but ultimately they just don't have much to do. Aaron Taylor-Johnson and Brian Tyree Henry have the most presence in the cast, seem the most comfortable, are the most watchable, but they don't have enough screentime or omph to bring the movie out of it's malaise. Hiroyuki Sanada is always wonderful as is Zazie Beetz but they're both barely in it. There are some fun cameos but even then they serve very little purpose.
The action is engaging and the banter is fun but for an action/comedy there is not enough action or comedy in the protracted run time. There are too many characters that are too underdeveloped to really care at any point what is going on. Simply put, it's boring. Reminiscent of Pulp Fiction knock-offs from the oughts Smokin' Aces and Lucky Number Slevin it has the right formula but the sum of its parts don't make a whole.
Disappointing.
Currently in theaters coming soon to VOD.
Don't See It.
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