(This inevitably contains spoilers…)

There are two pieces of information I must disclose before getting into the minutiae of The Girl On The Train, directed by Tate Taylor. Firstly, I have not read the book from which it was adapted (written by Paula Hawkins), so I came to the film with an entirely fresh palate. Secondly, I watched it the morning after Donald Trump was elected to be the 45th President of the United States of America - racist, misogynist, ableist, homophobic serial bankruptee, and proven liar, Donald Trump.

So, yes – I was in a very particular kind of mood. I was in a ‘You Can Be The Most Experienced And Most Qualified Woman In The Room, But You Still Can’t Beat Evil Incarnate’ kind of mood. I was very much coming from a ‘W...

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