Patrick Scattergood's Blog: Tales to Tell - Posts Tagged "review"

I know, I know. This blog is meant to be about writing and my stories. I know.

But, while my son was on a school trip today, I took the chance to watch a movie called The Girl on the Train. I went in to it blindly, as I'd not read the novel that it's based on, and bought it because I'm a huge Emily Blunt fan. I didn't have any expectations other than to be entertained for a couple of hours.

I got something completely different. Instead of it being a mindless thriller with cookie cutter characters, I watched a multi-layered movie with a brilliantly nuanced performance by Blunt. She was equal parts unhinged and incredibly sympathetic. I truly felt protective of the character at times too.

There were some great twists and turns too but, because of the slow pacing, it didn't fall in to the thriller trap of throwing all the twists out there at the same time. Instead, it gave time to let each and every one mean something. I appreciated that.

All in all, a fantastic movie. A definite 8/10 for me and one I'll be watching again. It really stayed with me after I watched it.