I had a feeling I would like this movie after viewing the trailer. In fact, I thought I knew exactly how it would go after seeing the trailer for it. I was VERY wrong. So many twists and turns, and a completely unexpected ending. The Girl on the Train reminded me a bit of Gone Girl. If you're like me, you won't know what to think of any of the six main characters until the very end- everything you think you know can (and will) change at a moments' notice!

I think the comments here are just so sad. I don't have much to say about the film itself but the reviews here from men! Whining about this movie being men-hater and "feminist" as if its a bad thing. Lol! You whiners! How many years have men been getting off on violence agaibst women?! All you need to see is one horror film or any regular thriller. All about violence against women. And then a movie that shows violence against a guy and all the men are crying like little rats. Losers. Btw I think this movie is unwatchable and never actually finished it.

I have several problem withthe story I just dont understand why should she be involved in the murder their life wasnt her business. How is it that when ever she pass by train she always see them out or in contact. It kinda doesnt make sense to me even in novel i disnt like the second hundred page and then the story was on track again. And by the way the novel was way better than the movie it couldnt picture the story well and it put 400 page in about 2 hour movie. In story rachel is fatt or not beautiful. In the story things are a lot more sensable

If you watch the trailer you will be shown that this film is about a woman who sees certain events from a train and is possibly implicated in a mysterious disappearance. And I'm not going to tell you any more than the trailer does.I tend to open my reviews with a synopsis of the film in question. In the case of The Girl On A Train (adapted from a bestseller which I haven't read) I'm not going to do that, because I wouldn't want to deprive anyone of the experience I enjoyed, namely the unusual and well-crafted way in which this story was told. Providing a synopsis would damage that experience because it would inevitably entail revealing details which would ruin the way those details are revealed in the film.I have a fascination with storytelling. Most stories have some form of exposition dump in their early stages, whereby the reader/viewer is provided with information they need before the plot can get under way. The plot then unfolds before arriving at a resolution of some sort. In this film, however, we are initially provided with character studies of the main characters. These include expository details, of course but this is almost secondary. The film appears more concerned with creating mood and atmosphere, much of which is calculated to make us ask questions rather than simply supplying us with information. Information is provided, of course, but subtly, and in dribs and drabs.The characters are all well conceived to discharge their functions in the plot (the plot proper doesn't really start until nearly halfway through the film) yet the character traits and the connections between the characters are all natural and believable. For instance, each of the three principal characters has issues concerning childbirth: all are appropriate, relevant and credible, and all drive the plot.Thinking about this film as Story reveals how well-crafted it is, but you don't have to do that. Just enjoying the experience of having the story gradually reveal itself is perfectly sufficient.I don't normally care much for Emily Blunt, but she is wonderful in this. The rest of the cast is good, but she is exceptional.