<em>Bullet Train</em> Isn’t a Good Movie. But It’s a Great Study of Brad Pitt.
The mediocre movie happens to be a fascinating vehicle for the star’s latest rebrand.
Read enough recent glossy-magazine features on Brad Pitt, and you’ll start picking up on some patterns. He tends to speak reverently about growing up in the Ozarks and less so about his life as a celebrity. He’s as adept at making off-the-cuff jokes as he is at about the “craft.” He’s cool but artsy, even on occasion. He’ll readily , but he says that he always tries to avoid putting his face on a film poster. The word comes up a lot about his smile or his demeanor. He’s famous, but he’s sensitive—a guy with a lot of Feelings about his job.
