The Girl on the Train

Universal Pictures | Release Date: October 7, 2016

6.1	USER SCORE Generally favorable reviews based on 261 Ratings

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GreatMartinOct 8, 2016

In a movie that runs 112 minutes when 90 of those minutes take setting up the denouncement in a slow, sometimes boring, sometimes confusing way the payoff doesn't work.

I really didn't know who the villain was in "The Girl on a Train" butIn a movie that runs 112 minutes when 90 of those minutes take setting up the denouncement in a slow, sometimes boring, sometimes confusing way the payoff doesn't work.

I really didn't know who the villain was in "The Girl on a Train" but it wasn't that surprising, no OMG! moment.

None is this is the fault of the actors though Emily Blunt in the lead role plays a one note role that is hampered by her having to do way too much narration. Halley Bennett and Rebecca Ferguson, though both are beautiful women, look too much alike which can make watching the film confusing though there really isn't any reason for them to look so much alike. I, eventually, kept an eye on the necklace Bennet wore to differentiate them though in their scenes together that wasn't a problem. Ferguson has one very brief, very funny, possibly inappropriate in the film.

Maybe this needed an Alfred Hitchcock to make it the psychological thriller it wants to be but neither director Tate Taylor or writer Erin Cressida Wilson bring that feeling to the screen.

If you think scenes aboard trainsd or long shots of a sleek looking train riding on rail along a coast "The Girl On A Train" might not even be for you though there are many of both. Though the book by Paula Hawkins sold millions of copies I think the readers will be more disappointed in this film than I was.… Expand

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BrianMcCriticFeb 4, 2017

I hated this movie!! The story wanders all over the place with some really pointless sex scenes every other scene. I was shocked at how awful this film was. The first half pretty much nothing happens of consequence. Then the twist endingI hated this movie!! The story wanders all over the place with some really pointless sex scenes every other scene. I was shocked at how awful this film was. The first half pretty much nothing happens of consequence. Then the twist ending happens and it is dumb with really strange things going on. Avoid at all cost. D… Expand

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ThegodfathersonOct 7, 2016

This is a movie that works on paper, and the book proved to be an excellent read. But when you stick visuals on the already popular thriller that this The Girl On The Train, not much emerges. Emily Blunt is great, so is Haley Bennett andThis is a movie that works on paper, and the book proved to be an excellent read. But when you stick visuals on the already popular thriller that this The Girl On The Train, not much emerges. Emily Blunt is great, so is Haley Bennett and others. It's too dark, way too overdone and WAY too long. Even the (already) exciting plot and great actors could not save a movie so dull and uninterested.… Expand

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TVJerryOct 7, 2016

Emily Blunt plays an extremely troubled woman (and severe alcoholic) who fantasizes about a couple that she sees while riding the train to work. After a death, the plot is supposed to become more intriguing, but only slogs along with lots ofEmily Blunt plays an extremely troubled woman (and severe alcoholic) who fantasizes about a couple that she sees while riding the train to work. After a death, the plot is supposed to become more intriguing, but only slogs along with lots of ambiguous flashbacks, repetitive encounters and a confusing timeline. The tedious pacing and somber intensity of the performances make for a dreary drama. While the lax build up promises a shocking revelation, it lands with a predictable yawn. Even though Blunt does a decent job in the role, her character isn't sympathetic or even compelling. This "Train" crashes repeatedly.… Expand

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AxeTOct 11, 2016

First off, I've taken this very train line my whole life (it's based on an actual NY route) and you cannot see in houses and you don't see any people from it. However I am all for creative license in fiction. No problem there. The problemFirst off, I've taken this very train line my whole life (it's based on an actual NY route) and you cannot see in houses and you don't see any people from it. However I am all for creative license in fiction. No problem there. The problem here is the movie is overly convoluted and yet also predictable. It's a phony, slight, derivative, boring wannabe mystery written by amateurs better suited for the Lifetime channel than full admission price in theaters.
And a note to the depraved drug addled sex obsessed/sex deprived/sex deviant authors, screenwriters, directors, actors, producers, and studio execs who lace the dialogue in these movies with every character saying "he or she F----- so and so". People don't actually generally talk that way and it is not realistic dialogue, but sadly your sewer pipe of depravity upon the culture indeed does affect the language and lexicon, pervasively and massively debasing it. What a value you all are to us.… Expand

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yosupOct 8, 2016

completely incomprehensible plot..impossible to follow..I had no idea what was going on,neither did any of the four of us..do not waste your $$..I wanted to go out and ask for a refund after 30 minutes

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sassymahOct 8, 2016

It is hard to review this film without giving away spoilers. Honestly, The Girl on the Train is a mediocre film with weak writing, subpar acting, and messy incohesiveness in structuring its plotline. It is not worth spending your money orIt is hard to review this film without giving away spoilers. Honestly, The Girl on the Train is a mediocre film with weak writing, subpar acting, and messy incohesiveness in structuring its plotline. It is not worth spending your money or time over. It is not even half the film Gone Girl was. This is a C-grade thriller trying to masquerade as something deeper than it is.… Expand

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SSH83Nov 10, 2016

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Women spends most of the movie fighting her alchoholism because of a series of traumatic past mistakes... then at the end, it turned out alcoholism wasn't her problem. It's her failure to ever talk to her mother EVER and NEVER apologizing to anyone. NEver talking to anyone other than her husband because that's the only way the twist would've made any logical sense. But... that's her struggle for another movie... absolute garbage.… Expand

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roosevelt323Oct 17, 2016

Some writers and producers make too much of an effort to be clever and innovative. Sometimes it works... and in this case.. it DOESN'T! shades of the Secret in their Eyes. Too much back and forth in a timeline that already is full ofSome writers and producers make too much of an effort to be clever and innovative. Sometimes it works... and in this case.. it DOESN'T! shades of the Secret in their Eyes. Too much back and forth in a timeline that already is full of depressed scenes with a perpetually drunk Emily Blunt. Boring and copy cat .. so save yourself some bucks... and wait for RedBox...… Expand

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jsharbourFeb 17, 2017

I rented this for Emily Blunt and was surprised at how much I hated the film. It was just not well done. The scenes seemed claustrophobic despite the view outside the train but that's a small matter. Gave up after 30 minutes.

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Friskytiger81Oct 30, 2016

Behold a miserable adaptation of a novel. This should be a lesson in selecting the right filmmaker (director of THE HELP?) to tell your story. Every character was one-dimensional with a story that is so predictable that it's never elevatedBehold a miserable adaptation of a novel. This should be a lesson in selecting the right filmmaker (director of THE HELP?) to tell your story. Every character was one-dimensional with a story that is so predictable that it's never elevated above a Lifetime original movie. Blunt's amazing performance as a drunk is wasted on every other character that never defies any of their stereotypes. Men are violent sexual predators, a prisoner to their own transgressions, and women are their lovelorn objects who enjoy being the object of their desire more than they hate the loneliness of the live it brings. This falls into the genre of suburban thriller and I would agree with the critic that stated if you wanted to see GONE GIRL by the director of THE HELP -- watch this. Or don't and say that you did - you already know the ending.… Expand

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ernis_vJan 5, 2017

Choppy editing, **** screenplay, low-rent version Jenifer Lawrence as Megan and Emily Blunt's inconsistent accent and let's-put-blush-on-her-cheeks-so-we-know-she's-an-alcoholic-and-film-a-lot-of-shaky-face-shots proves that you can't make aChoppy editing, **** screenplay, low-rent version Jenifer Lawrence as Megan and Emily Blunt's inconsistent accent and let's-put-blush-on-her-cheeks-so-we-know-she's-an-alcoholic-and-film-a-lot-of-shaky-face-shots proves that you can't make a movie in four months to ride the wave of the novel's popularity… Expand

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MaxPayneIsGodJul 1, 2018

A film with strong misandristic undertones which serves more as an anti-alcohol and pro-contraception advertisement. Emily Blunt is very good, Justin Theroux also does well but the movie as a whole is slow and boring with a payoff that justA film with strong misandristic undertones which serves more as an anti-alcohol and pro-contraception advertisement. Emily Blunt is very good, Justin Theroux also does well but the movie as a whole is slow and boring with a payoff that just isn't worth it.… Expand

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RobotoCriticMay 2, 2020

Completely awful. Over-narration. Can not stand Emily Blunt’s character. P.U.

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