One "funny" gratuitously violent sequence has Lemon and Tangerine recounting exactly how many people died in an episode that might give Guy Ritchie fits of envy — and it's scored to Engelbert Humperdink's "Pretty Ribbons." Another involves seeing a character after half their head is literally blown off, which provides a fantastic sight gag.
Bad Bunny in "Bullet Train" (Scott Garfield/Sony Pictures).But like "Bullet Train," it is easy to digress.But what makes the film so much fun is that the audience mostly knows of what is going on while the characters don't.
For all the reversals of fortune, the film does provide some very funny moments, from two hilarious cameos to a bit when Ladybug holes up in a bathroom and gets familiar with the bidet and air-drying features of a smart toilet. .Momomon in "Bullet Train" (Scott Garfield/Sony Pictures).The film doesn't take itself seriously, despite all the talk of luck and fate, but the characters are also mostly cartoonish, which is a bit of a drawback!Likewise, the banter between Lemon and Tangerine often feels forced, like something out of a Tarantino film.
For all the screwball comedy, droll retorts, and kinetic action, "Bullet Train" entertains, until it goes over-the-top, which is not long before the train literally goes off the rails.