The Girl on the Train

2016 • 112 minutes

About this movie

The Girl on the Train is based on Paula Hawkins’ bestselling thriller that shocked the world. Rachel (Emily Blunt), devastated by her recent divorce, spends her daily commute fantasizing about the seemingly perfect couple who live in a house that her train passes every day. Everything changes when she sees something shocking happen there, and becomes entangled in the mystery that unfolds. (Original Title - The Girl on the Train) - 2016 Universal Studios. All Rights Reserved.

Ratings and reviews

Dollar movie. The woman didn't even wear glasses, if she could see all of this from the train. The movie should have been named Bionic Eye. I didn't get the drinking part unless it was to further tear down her credibility. The flash backs made great false drama. The baby part was also false drama. I think his bosses wife summed it up...He was an A-hole who couldn't keep his Johnson in his pants. End of story.

**spoilers** Great acting, and story. My only complaint, although I don't offer a solution to resolve this issue, is the source material provided much more of a surprise ending and offers the reader a much more immersive and dizzying experience. You feel much more emotionally connected with each character. This movie has more of a one sided story telling perspective. I do love the book, and enjoyed it thoroughly, so I was able to enjoy the movie as well.

Riddled with undertones of misogyny and sexism. Very disappointing. All the main female characters are unsympathetic to each other, naive, selfish, catty, and incapable of taking care of themselves. The men are portrayed as the strong ones who keep things in order, whether it be the smart male therapist, the protective ex-husband (who we later discover is the villain), or even the controlling husband of the nanny whose jealousy the movie seems justify by the infidelity of his wife. As in many movies, the woman who openly expresses her sexual desires and enjoys sex is portrayed as lacking any morals, and ultimately is punished. The ending attempts to redeem the movie's sexist undertones when the protagonist claims she and the other women share an eternal bond after the truth comes out and the evil ex-husband is defeated. But you never see the female characters develop into anything other than the shallow and subservient roles they play throughout the movie. Overall, this was a disappointing movie.