The Girl on the Train

Long time user of IMDb, but this is my very first review because I felt compelled to write as I read the unbelievably high scores given to this film by people that must have been on the crew or are relatives of the actors or producers. What an atrocious film filled with bad acting, terrible dialogue and poor pace! I was expecting a good film, then I saw the scores drop for this film in real time over a matter of days on Netflix. I should have sent the film back without watching it as the Netflix algorithms know a stinker from a good or even great film. I watched the whole thing because once I start I can't stop. It was almost a physically painful ordeal that I had to endure just to get through the 1 hr and 20 minutes. I will be on my deathbed and probably think about this film and wonder what constructive thing I could have done with that time instead, perhaps watch paint dry or look into a dark closet. Yikes! Please don't waste your time like I did.

source: The Girl on the Train

I have seen lots of thrillers and this one has an intricate plot that pulls the viewer in and delivers a cool story line and lots of suspense. Steven Lang is a great actor and Henry Ian Cusick and Nicki Aycox also give fine performances. The film opens with the hero stuck in a very difficult situation and then draws you in to try and figure out he got there. It's intelligently written with some great twists and turns that don't all sort themselves out until the end - with lots of surprises. Leaves you with some good a-ha's and the feeling that had you been paying close attention, the film makers were telling you all along. Worth seeing a second time to see the brilliance in the set up.

Henry Ian Cusick (as Danny Hart) really amazed me as he acted and delivered his lines very confidently although it was really a highly complex and very intricate script. Same with Nicki Aycox (as Lexi) who also did her lines and acted her role very superbly. The movie has a very well written script - notably of high caliber. The story is not so common as it may seem. And it contains many twists and surprises which will make the viewer really think or use his intellect for the most part of the movie. I really enjoyed watching it up to its ending and has no boring moment due to the fast development of the story line. I give this film "The Girl on the Train (2013)" 8 stars! Try watching it so you'll know what I mean. But remember folks, this is only just my HONEST review.