Mark Kermode Reviews Bullet Train

On The Right Track?

David Leitch’s action film Bullet Train is on streaming now and here’s Mark Kermode’s review of it…

Directed By David Leitch

Screenplay By Zak Olkewicz

Based upon the book Maria Beetle by Kotaro Isaka

Cast
Brad Pitt, Joey King, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Brain Tyree Henry, Andrew Koji, Hiroyuki Sanada, Michael Shannon, Benito A Martínez Ocasio

Synopsis
In Bullet Train, Brad Pitt stars as Ladybug, an unlucky assassin determined to do his job peacefully after one too many gigs gone off the rails. Fate, however, may have other plans, as Ladybug’s latest mission puts him on a collision course with lethal adversaries from around the globe – all with connected, yet conflicting, objectives – on the world’s fastest train…and he’s got to figure out how to get off. From the director of Deadpool 2, David Leitch, the end of the line is only the beginning in a wild, non-stop thrill ride through modern-day Japan.

Here’s the film’s trailer