The Girl on the Train is the story of Rachel
Watson's life post-divorce. Every day, she takes the train in to work in New
York, and every day the train passes by her old house. The house she lived in
with her husband, who still lives there, with his new wife and child. As she
attempts to not focus on her pain, she starts watching a couple who live a few
houses down -- Megan and Scott Hipwell. She creates a wonderful dream life for
them in her head, about how they are a perfect happy family. And then one day,
as the train passes, she sees something shocking, filling her with rage. The
next day, she wakes up with a horrible hangover, various wounds and bruises,
and no memory of the night before. She has only a feeling: something bad
happened. Then come the TV reports: Megan Hipwell is missing. Rachel becomes
invested in the case and trying to find out what happened to Megan, where she
is, and what exactly she herself was up to that same night Megan went missing.
(Courtesy of Internet Movie Database)
Just seeing the previews made me want to see this film. Yes
it is another twisting and turning film based on a book, but it is very good, I
probably should have given this film a second viewing as I felt it was that
dense. I think the performance of Emily Blunt was superb yet for me the way the
story was told made to most impact. So for GIRL ON THE TRAIN I give it 4 stars.
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