Bullet Train (2022)

Most people think so. 74% of audiences gave it a thumbs up, by Google's archived audience score. Critics scored it lower at 50%, but audiences disagreed.

Unlucky assassin Ladybug is determined to do his job peacefully after one too many gigs gone off the rails. Fate, however, may have other plans, as Ladybug's latest mission puts him on a collision course with lethal adversaries from around the globe—all with connected, yet conflicting, objectives—on the world's fastest train. Wikipedia ↗

Bullet Train is a 2022 American action comedy directed by David Leitch, based on Kōtarō Isaka's 2010 novel. Brad Pitt stars as Ladybug, a luckless, therapy-attending assassin who boards a Japanese bullet train for what should be a simple snatch-and-grab job — retrieve a briefcase and get off at the next stop. Unfortunately, the train is packed with other assassins, each with their own missions and grudges, including the bantering British twins Tangerine and Lemon played by Aaron Taylor-Johnson and Brian Tyree Henry, a vengeful father played by Andrew Koji, and a deadly schoolgirl known as the Prince played by Joey King.

David Leitch's direction turned the confined train setting into a constantly shifting playground for inventive action comedy, with fights spilling between cars, into luggage racks, and through the quiet car. Brad Pitt's zen, conflict-averse Ladybug trying to apply his therapist's advice while surrounded by murderous professionals was a comedic delight. The revelation of how all the passengers' stories interconnected provided satisfying narrative payoffs.

Bullet Train earned $239 million worldwide on a $85 million budget.