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When God was handing out that part of the brain that enjoys multiple plot twists, well, I just wasn't in line, ya dig? But even ole fashioned me found some fun and enjoyment in Bullet Train and therein lies the riddle as they say. The fact that there is no real train and all the exteriors make no bones about being CGI, this relegates it in my opinion to one big live-action cartoon. But it's a great cartoon and boy, talk about a movie that screams TV series, Bullet Train would be welcome aboard.
As you probably already know, Pitt is Ladybug (every character has one code name) and he's assigned to find a briefcase on a train and simply get it off the train but lands up running into an array of endless different characters he conflicts with. Everything links together in some way of course, if you're like me and want things simple, then I will say this without spoiling things - every character has been placed there on purpose by the character known as White Death who comes in near the end of the movie played by none other than Michael Shannon.
It's not one of Shannon's best and it certainly doesn't play to his strengths but it's the same with all the A-listers in this, it doesn't really matter. And I'm certainly not disgruntled with Pitt for doing this kind of flick, he looks great, is having fun and this is an actor who can play any kind of role, I know he'll be back with something far deeper and meaningful down the line. In the meantime, climb aboard the Bullet Train for some nice animated diversion. 2.5 stars/5
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