VeteranLight I don't have all the words right now but this film is a work of art.

Sexyloutak Absolutely the worst movie.

AnhartLinkin This story has more twists and turns than a second-rate soap opera.

Catangro After playing with our expectations, this turns out to be a very different sort of film.

brianperry-74731 The worst Christie adaption ever, bar none. One of her best novels has been butchered beyond recognition. Suchet is superb, as usual, but even he can't save this fiasco.

bensonmum2 David Suchet on the Orient Express was aired in 2010 as an ITV documentary. It really wasn't as much a documentary as it was a promo for the upcoming Agatha Christie's Poirot: Murder on the Orient Express. And while the documentary is not without flaws, it fairs better than show it was designed to promote. Suchet boards the train in London and sets off for Prague. Along the way, we learn quite a bit about the fascinating history of the Orient Express. The documentary briefly touches on the train's beginnings, its role in WWI, its use by the Nazis in WWII, the snowdrifts that inspired Christie's book, and the restoration to its former glory beginning in the 1970s. I say the documentary briefly touches on these topics because most of the runtime is spent watching Suchet marvel at the many ornate and opulent splendors of the train. Suchet is a real delight. It's a pleasure watching him tour the kitchen, enjoy a drink, prepare for bed, and even drive the train. Suchet seems genuinely impressed and seems to be having a wonderful time. His joy in getting to drive the train is one of the highlights for anyone who is a Suchet fan. And the stories of the train and its little idiosyncrasies are a real treat to anyone who is fan of Christie's work. My only complaint is the number of instances where Suchet repeats himself. I realize that most of this was done because of commercial breaks during the original airing, but it gets annoying real quick. Also, while some history is presented, I wanted more. I'm sure there are other, more detailed documentaries out there. I just need to find them.Overall, not great, but entertaining enough to rate a 7/10.

gridoon2018 The title is self-explanatory: this 47-minute documentary focuses primarily on the Orient Express, but also tells us quite a bit about David Suchet himself. And it is actually still quite astonishing - not only for us, but also for the other passengers on the train! - to see - and hear - David Suchet as "himself", without the famous moustache, the characteristic Poirot voice, the French words and phrases dropped in nearly every sentence, etc; it shows how great an actor he is that he can make a transformation so complete. On the other hand, Suchet and Poirot do have some things in common: among them, is a love for all things elegant, tidy, high-class; Suchet recognized that he is lucky to be playing for so long a character whose surroundings usually have these qualities in abundance. Suchet also gets to live his boyhood dream - drive the Orient Express for a while. Speaking of the Orient Express, this documentary does a good job of putting it in a historical perspective: from a technological innovation at the turn of the 20th century to a symbol of glamor in the 1920s and from an outmoded relic after WWII to an icon of nostalgia in our days. This pleasant little film also includes a visit to one of the most beautiful cities in the world, Venice.

rec-5 It was difficult to follow David Suchet's route on the Orient Express.At one point, seemingly in Switzerland, we are told he was leaving Innsbruck (Austria) for the Austrian border. Then he is in Venice! Onward to Vienna (really?), he finishes in Prague, but not at Prague Main Station (Hlavní Nádraži), but at the out-of-the-way suburban Praha-Smíchov. What happened to Austria & Vienna? Did I miss something?On board, we have Suchet talking from the point-of-view of the fictional Poirot. Surely, this is supposed to be a documentary about the actual Orient Express. He speaks of Poirot's wonderful brain. Excuse me – Poirot is the successful invention of Agatha Christie. He mentions Christie's accurate descriptions, but despite her supposed frequent travelling on the train, 'Murder on the Orient Express' contains virtually nothing to reflect this, especially in relation to geography. Her Orient Express could have been stuck in a snow-drift near Maidstone in England for all the reader can tell.Misguidedly, because the Orient Express has the reputation of being an upper-class white preserve, Suchet has the token black attendant in an attempt to somehow "correct" matters. Let's hope the poor man was rewarded financially by the production company.An undemanding, inaccurate, and ultimately disappointing programme for middle-class readers of newspaper colour supplements and wool-over-the-eyes Suchet/Poirot fans, who undoubtedly will enjoy it. Good photography though.