Murder on the Orient Express1974

The plot is executed better than the Kenneth Branagh version though this is my least favorite characterization of Poirot so far. A little too loud and brash perhaps.  This version opens with a sum up of the Armstrong case which definitely puts the viewer in a different headspace than the other versions. My biggest issue with this take is that there is no depth. There is no subtext here no moral dilemma. Poirot accepts the case almost immediately with no hesitation. Seemingly giddy to begin. And when he reaches his second conclusion he leaves it to others to decide which conclusion they prefer and walks away without a care in the world. He feels like a tool the plot uses as opposed to a character in the story.  It is still somewhat hard to gauge the success of the adaptations at how well they convey the mystery as by now I know all the particulars very well. I wish I could have three different people watch each respective version to judge how well they work. But alas I am only one man so I can only judge by how they make me feel. And David Suchets rendition is by far the greatest. There is such depth to that version and to his performance.  So while this version is enjoyable enough it is does not quite hit the mark.