Bit of a chore keeping track of all the suspects but it pays off in the end. I normally can understand UK accents but that little kid with her high pitched rapid banter had me cupping my ear.
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shareI finally saw this a couple of days ago... a lot of fun and suspense!
I like that they took their time with introducing the suspects... yes, if forces us to focus and it does work...
Really keeps you guesssing... 😎
As a Christie fan, as also as someone who has actually read the book the film is based on, I knew I'd need to get around to this one eventually. And "eventually" ended up being last night.
It starts off a bit slow and takes some time to really ramp up and find its groove, but overall I found it to be a pretty good Christie film. It's very talky, with lots of scenes with characters just sitting around having conversations. But if you've been waiting around for the next Christie fix to come along, then it's here and it should scratch the itch fairly well.
I actually read the book about a year ago. I find this adaptation to be generally faithful, though there are a few differences, one of which bothered me: The book is set in 1947. For some reason, with the movie they move everything forward a decade to the late-1950s. Why? Who knows. But I can tell you that rock n' roll in an Agatha Christie story just feels out of place.
Overall, I think I'd give this one a 6.5.