The Girl on the Train
Universal Pictures | Release Date: October 7, 2016 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
48
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Mixed or average reviews based on 49 Critic Reviews
Positive:
13
Mixed:
27
Negative:
9
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
91
Entertainment WeeklyLeah GreenblattOct 3, 2016
[Taylor] deftly translates the bleak, raw-boned menace and tricky time signatures of Train’s intertwined plotlines, and draws remarkably vivid performances from his cast, particularly his two female leads. Read full review
80
We Got This CoveredMatt DonatoOct 3, 2016
It might be a tad light when matched against the wittiest mysteries, but for all intents and purposes, The Girl On The Train is a tightly-wound Hitchcockian ride wrought with tension. Elements of voyeurism, self-loathing and murderous intent mix together in a volatile cocktail stirred gently by director Tate Taylor, who doesn’t dilute a single ingredient. Read full review
75
The Seattle TimesMoira MacdonaldOct 6, 2016
Girl on the Train isn’t likely to haunt its shivering viewers the way the “Gone Girl” movie did. Blunt, however, makes the ride well worth taking. Read full review
75
San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalleOct 6, 2016
The most exciting contribution to The Girl on the Train is that of Wilson. It’s exciting because it shows that it’s possible, despite the odds, for a distinctive screenwriter to express herself consistently and dominate a film. And it’s exciting because this is a unique voice, and very much a woman’s voice, that our cinema needs. Read full review
75
St. Louis Post-DispatchJane HendersonOct 6, 2016
A taut psychological thriller, just as tense for those who already know its conclusion. Read full review
75
Rolling StonePeter TraversOct 5, 2016
That's Emily Blunt, and she is perfection, playing the hell out of this blackout drunk and adding a touch of welcome empathy. Read full review
75
Movie NationRoger MooreOct 5, 2016
A tricky thriller whose tricks are less important than its riveting leading lady. Read full review
70
The New York TimesManohla DargisOct 5, 2016
The Girl on the Train is a preposterous movie but not an unenjoyable one. If that sounds like faint praise, well, it is and it isn’t. There’s always something to be said for an entertainment that sustains its nuttiness all the way to its twisty finish. Read full review
70
VarietyOwen GleibermanOct 3, 2016
As a big-screen thriller, The Girl on a Train is just so-so, but taken as 112 minutes of upscale psychodramatic confessional bad-behavior porn, it generates a voyeuristic zing that’s sure to carry audiences along. Read full review
63
Philadelphia InquirerTirdad DerakhshaniOct 6, 2016
With its female heroines and its uncertain, constantly shifting view of reality, The Girl on the Train is a bit like a cubist, feminist episode of "Law & Order." But not much more. Read full review
63
Charlotte ObserverLawrence ToppmanOct 6, 2016
“Train” makes its strongest impact in Blunt’s hands. Her vulnerability brings pathos to every scene she enters, making you wish the whole film could have been told through Rachel’s bleary eyes – and set in England, where she belongs. But it’s a pleasure to see her anywhere. Read full review
63
ReelViewsJames BerardinelliOct 6, 2016
As a B-movie whodunnit designed for fast consumption by popcorn munching crowds of inattentive viewers, it’s solidly entertaining. But as a complex, Hitchcockian (as in the obvious inspiration, Rear Window) thriller, it misses by a wide margin. Read full review
63
Boston GlobeTy BurrOct 6, 2016
If only the movie had the courage to be as gonzo as it wants to be! Read full review
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