Bullet Train Review
There's something to be said about the uniqueness of Bullet Train in the current theatrical landscape: it's a big, loud, violent, R-rated action movie based on a Japanese novel and anchored by one of Hollywood's most prominent A-listers. Still, all of the things that make the movie stand out also contribute to many of its issues. Bullet Train may not be the worst action movie of the year, but it's far from the best.
Directed by Deadpool 2's David Leitch and featuring an all-star cast, Bullet Train follows the exploits of Ladybug, Brad Pitt's otherwise unnamed smash-and-grab man, as he is tasked with retrieving a briefcase from a high-speed train heading from Tokyo to Kyoto. The only problem is that the job is complicated by a host of other assassins, a young girl with a master plan, two different men out for revenge, and the machinations of a powerful crime boss known only as the White Death.
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Two of these assassins are Lemon and Tangerine (Brian Tyree Henry and Aaron Taylor-Johnson, respectively), two «brothers» who are more collections of quirks than actually fleshed-out characters. While their banter is playful and they have solid comedic chemistry, Lemon and Tangerine never seem to develop in any meaningful ways. Lemon's main trait is that he is apparently an expert on all things Thomas the Tank Engine, assigning people the characters they most resemble. Tangerine, on the other hand, is more business-like and serious, though Taylor-Johnson's British accent borders on Dick Van Dyke levels of ridiculousness, and it only gets worse the longer he speaks. Brian Tyree Henry fares better in that department, if only thanks to Lemon's more subdued nature making
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