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FILM REVIEW
Going into this movie, I was expecting to have already seen all of the best bits in the trailer. I could not have been more wrong. The all-star cast of Bullet Train, which includes Brad Pitt, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Joey King and Sandra Bullock, provide two hours of non-stop laughs and action sequences that constantly has the audience asking themselves what comes next.
From the outset, this film is a laugh a minute, beginning with fantastic banter between Pitt's
character, Ladybug, and his mentor Maria (voiced by Bullock), who remains unseen until the
end of the journey, but regularly provides support to her charge.
Taylor-Johnson and Brian Tyree Henry play siblings Tangerine and
Lemon respectively. The easy banter between the two
characters, despite Lemon’s eccentricities, makes for a
compelling watch for the viewer, and I even
found myself anticipating their
next on screen interaction.
Joey King portrays The Prince, a young
girl with a villainous streak,
who acts as one of the main antagonists of the film. King truly excels in
this role, adding a smarmy edge to this incredibly sadistic character.
King certainly holds her own against