The Girl on the Train

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Contains: Language    Nudity    Violence    Sex    Adult Content    

Jill's Review

Opens October 7, 2016

Runs 113 minutes

Based on the best-selling novel of the same name, Rachel (Emily Blunt) is the girl on the train. Recently divorced and drinking too much, Rachel rides the same train every day as if she were going to work, even though she has been fired. She stares out the window at the passing houses and imagines the lives of the people inside. She is particularly drawn to an attractive couple (conveniently a few houses down from her old house and her ex-husband) and begins to watch them. She sees their love and passion and imagines their happy life together. That is until she thinks she sees something very inconsistent with the fantasy she has created. Soon, Rachel becomes entangled in the mystery of a mssing woman, Megan (Haley Bennett). Of course, this leads to contact with her ex-husband Tom (Justin Theroux) and his new wife Anna (Rebecca Ferguson). Her ex thinks that she is harrassing them and she ends up drinking even more. She begins to have blackouts which make her even more unsure of what she saw from the train window. Can Rachel maintain her sanity long enough to help solve the case of the missing woman or is she more involved than she can remember?

Ok. I loved the book on which this movie is based. The movie is not as good as the book. It is still entertaining and involving. The problem is that it is a little confusing if you have not read the novel. The Husband liked it but agreed that if he had not read the book, he would have been lost. So, if you haven't read the book, then you might keep this in mind. Emily Blunt does a fine job in a rather dreary role. This film is just not as compelling as it should have been. The movie Gone Girl was a great adaptation of a novel. The Girl on the Train is a bit of a letdown. Catch a matinee.

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