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A thriller hailed as ‘spellbinding’ and ‘gripping’ is now available to stream on Amazon Prime Video.
Starring Emily Blunt, Rebecca Ferguson, Haley Bennett, and Justin Theroux, The Girl on the Train was released in 2016, based on the popular novel of the same name by Paula Hawkins.
Tate Taylor’s film follows Rachel Watson, who, during her daily commute, catches glimpses of a couple, Scott (Luke Evans) and Megan (Bennett), through the window of her train.
However, when Megan goes missing and is feared dead, Rachel becomes embroiled in the investigation after she reveals she saw a shocking incident occur involving the woman.
The Girl on the Train was a box office success at the time of its release, grossing $173million (£127m) worldwide.
Despite garnering mixed reviews, Blunt received lead actress nods at both the Baftas and the SAG Awards for her turn as Rachel in the film.
The Girl on the Train currently holds a 44% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, with the critics’ consensus reading: ‘Emily Blunt’s outstanding performance isn’t enough to keep The Girl on the Train from sliding sluggishly into exploitative melodrama.’
However, Culturess said in their review: ‘Though never devolving into the levels of camp, The Girl on the Train presents itself as Gone Girl’s trashier, but funner sister.’
Tribune News Service added: ‘Wilson brings themes that are latent in the book to the surface in the film, exposes them to the harsh light to make them visually, cinematically real.’
Entertainment Weekly wrote: ‘[Taylor] deftly translates the bleak, raw-boned menace and tricky time signatures of Train’s intertwined plotlines, and draws remarkably vivid performances from his cast, particularly his two female leads.’
Many heaped praise on Blunt, with The Independent saying she ‘throws herself into her role as the tormented heroine. It’s the kind of masochistic part that Joan Crawford would have relished in an earlier era.’
Rolling Stone added: ‘The movie gives away the game faster than the novel, but Emily Blunt digs so deep into the role of a blackout drunk and maybe murderer that she raises ‘Girl’ to the level of spellbinder.’
Speaking to Refinery29 at the time of the film’s release, Blunt revealed what it took to get into the mindset of recovering alcoholic Rachel.
‘It was different bits of research, really. I read some books, I spoke to some friends of mine who suffered with addiction who were very generous and open with me about it, and I watched the show Intervention,’ she said.
‘That one was important because I don’t have an addictive personality whatsoever, and so to see it in action was helpful for me because I am having to physically portray an alcoholic, as well; it wasn’t just about understanding the mindset.
‘I had to figure out how to portray someone who is wasted drunk, because I think any time any of us have been wasted, you can’t remember what you looked like during it!
‘Thankfully, I don’t think anyone’s ever filmed me when I was blackout drunk, so I had to really study that. I also couldn’t actually be drunk while filming because I was pregnant. No method prep or hardcore stunts for me.’
The Girl on the Train is available to stream on Amazon Prime Video.
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