Bullet Train director David Leitch and lead actor Brad Pitt have known each other longer than you might think. They met while filming Fight Club in 1999. At the time, Leitch was working as a stunt double for Pitt. The 46-year-old is now behind the camera, but his films are heavily influenced by his past. You can smell the sweat, blood and tears as Leitch directs action.
Leitch has now decided to adapt the Japanese novel Maria Beetle with his wife and co-producer Kelly McCormick.
Brad Pitt plays the assassin “Lady Bug”, who is tasked with stealing a briefcase on a Japanese “Bullet Train” – the snappy name for the local high-speed trains. Get in, take briefcase, get out. What can possibly go wrong? quite a lot. “Lady Bug” isn’t the only assassin on the train. Tangerine (Aaron Taylor-Johnson) and Lemon (Brian Tyree Henry) are also on the road and have to bring back his son to a Russian gangster. They slowly find out that the orders are connected.
Next stop: Crazy action
A Japanese “Bullet Train” can reach speeds of up to 320 km/h. The film feels so fast. Especially at the beginning, despite the hilarious storyline and excessive character count, Leitch manages to keep the audience entertained with quick cuts and a great sense of timing and humor. The mix of weird characters and bloody violence is sometimes very reminiscent of Tarantino. But it works. At least until the last third.
As the train picks up speed, Leitch loses control. Twists that come almost every minute quickly get on your nerves and when characters mutate into superheroes, it quickly becomes boring. “Bullet Train” is suddenly no longer a creative action film, but more reminiscent of a run-of-the-mill explosion festival. It’s a pity that the Prince (Joey King) ends up being just a joke.
Somewhat disappointing terminus
Leitch is bringing a hilarious ensemble cast action film to theaters that, at its best, is reminiscent of Tarantino. “Bullet Train” is full of creative ideas (the Fiji water scene) and scores with a soundtrack of Japanese covers of disco classics, but loses itself in trivia towards the end.
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