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On-Air Film Review: ‘Bullet Train’ Has the Need for Speed on Track



CHICAGO – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com appears on “The Morning Mess” with Scott Thompson on WBGR-FM (Monroe, Wisconsin) on August 4th, reviewing “Bullet Train,” featuring Brad Pitt and a very fast train in Japan. The film is in theaters beginning August 5th.!—break—>
![]() Rating: 3.5/5.0 |
Brad Pitt is code name Ladybug, a criminal-for-hire tasked to do a rather vague job … find a briefcase on a speeding Japanese bullet train and get off at the next stop. He is taking it from Tangerine (Aaron Taylor-Johnson) and Lemon (Brian Tyree Henry), two assassins who are guarding the package for a fearsome boss named White Death. Meanwhile, the Hornet (Zazie Beetz) is on the same train, looking to double cross everyone. Will this train ever reach its destiny?


Bullet Train
Photo credit: Sony/Columbia Pictures
