I would say the one let down of the film was how little of the humour landed. Time and again there was an obvious attempt at a joke and I just didn't find even a smile coming to my face. There are some laughs along the way, but the hit to miss ratio is way off. This is a very stylishly made film. It looks terrific. The acting is great and all the characters are very polished and cool as you would expect in a film about assassins. The train itself is an interesting setting too. It's technically a single-setting film but it never feels like it. The film moves so fast you feel like you are darting from country to country. The Bullet Train character posters give a great still shot that seems to encapsulate a lot about the character and their personality/history. For example, Zazie Beetz’s poster features what appear to be king snakes or coral snakes. Given that she’s an assassin, it is likely coral snakes since they are venomous. However, the king snake’s similarity to coral snakes is what gives it the perception of being more deadly. This could play into her character a lot. Then there’s the Mascot, who just looks like they’re meant for merchandising. Hard to really predict much aside from likely getting an awesome Funko Pop! Vinyl.

I can't remember the last time I saw a film as full on as 'Bullet Train'. It is two hours of relentless action. It's actually a little exhausting to watch (it didn't help that the theatre I saw it in was set to about 30 degrees Celsius - but that's a different matter) - in a good way though.