After a phenomenal debut co-directing "John Wick" and then solo directing "Atomic Blonde," David Leitch has had an interesting (if somewhat uneven) career. His 2022 offering "Bullet Train" was, as our own review described it, "fast and zippy, fittingly only slowing down to a turgid pace when the train comes to a stop." The action-comedy stars Brad Pitt as Ladybug, a professional assassin assigned to retrieve a briefcase from a bullet train, only to find himself in a never-ending fight against other killers who've boarded the same train, each with a different objective.

What was originally meant to be a hard-R, dark action film, one that may have been closer to Leitch's work on "John Wick," turned into a comedy during production, a change that star Aaron Taylor-Johnson credits his co-star Brian Tyree Henry and Leitch with. Indeed, Pitt's performance in the final film has more in common with the likes of Buster Keaton and Jackie Chan than the "John Wick" movies (in terms of how they combined action and comedy).

"Bullet Train" also features a star-studded cast, including many a known face in small roles. In fact, virtually everyone in the movie is a big star, whether it's Hiroyuki Sanada as The Elder, Sandra Bullock as Ladybug's handler, Michael Shannon as a Russian crime lord literally known as The White Death, or the surprising uncredited cameos by a pair of then-future "Deadpool & Wolverine" actors. That's right, before finally fulfilling his dream of bringing Gambit to life on the big screen, Channing Tatum briefly popped up in "Bullet Train," as did Ryan Reynolds.