Similar to its book-to-film predecessors “The Girl on the Train” and “The Woman in the Window,” “ The Woman in Cabin 10 ” also features a gaslit woman who’s forced to solve a mystery on her own after witnessing a suspicious incident. And much like the aforementioned beach-reads-turned-Hollywood-thrillers, director-co-writer Simon Stone ’s adaptation for Netflix also suffers from major missteps by the mid-point, causing any tension to dissipate long before the already-brief run time is up. Still, the sleek production design, symphonic score and performances from a killer ensemble act as a life preserver, making the shenanigans at sea a little less choppy.
Award-winning investigative journalist Laura “Lo” Blacklock ( Keira Knightley ) has recently returned to work after a young fema