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Dean (6921 KP) rated The Lady Vanishes in TV

Dec 30, 2018 (Updated Dec 30, 2018)  
The Lady Vanishes
The Lady Vanishes
2013 | Drama, Mystery
5
7.9 (8 Ratings)
TV Show Rating
Slow train to the predictable
Another version of an old classic. Being a fan of Agatha Christie I thought this would be a similar train mystery. Being a TV movie and a PG rating made it fairly tame. Quite a lot of scenes didn't add up to very much at all. I'd rather watch @Murder on the Orient Express (1974) again.
  
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Chloe (778 KP) rated The Hunting Party in Books

May 9, 2021  
The Hunting Party
The Hunting Party
Lucy Foley | 2019 | Crime, Mystery, Thriller
7
7.3 (16 Ratings)
Book Rating
Intricate (2 more)
Great setting
Atmospheric
Too Similar to the guest list (1 more)
Frustrating
Very Agatha christie
Contains spoilers, click to show
I enjoyed this but very similar to the Guest List, perhaps not quite as intricate. I found it quite frustrating that we got to meet so many characters but very few of them were actually involved with the final plot. Also the decoy was FAR too obvious.
  
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Sharpie0499 (114 KP) rated Murder on the Orient Express (2017) in Movies

Jul 10, 2018  
Murder on the Orient Express (2017)
Murder on the Orient Express (2017)
2017 | Drama, Mystery
9
6.9 (90 Ratings)
Movie Rating Watch
Surprise ending (2 more)
All-star cast
Heart-wrenching
Poirot's moustache (1 more)
Kenneth Brannagh isn't David Suchet
Intriguing Agatha Christie Adaptation
I was very excited to watch the most recent adaptation of Agatha Christie's Poirot and for very good reason. It was a very well-rounded film filled with humour, intrigue, and devastation. I particularly loved the surprise plot twists so the audience can never really tell (unless extremely clever) who the culprit actually is until revealed by Hercules Poirot himself. The camera angles used were absolutely brilliant and refreshing. The all-star cast was a plus as it was nice to see familiar faces in unexpected roles. The acting, costumes, writing, and set all contributed to making the film have that true Agatha Christie feeling to it. On the downside, I was not a huge fan of Poirot's moustache and found it to be over-the-top and irritating. I also find myself leaning more towards David Suchet's version of Poirot than Kenneth Brannagh's. But, overall, this film was extremely entertaining and had my brain doing somersaults trying to figure out who the culprit was.
  
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Dean (6921 KP) rated Gosford Park (2001) in Movies

Oct 6, 2018  
Gosford Park (2001)
Gosford Park (2001)
2001 | Comedy, Drama, Mystery
6
7.0 (3 Ratings)
Movie Rating
Great setting and production (0 more)
A pretty good period drama with a touch of Whodunit? about it similar to an Agatha Christie film. Great largely all English cast, location, costumes. A lot of effort went into the production of the movie, noticeable in the attention to every detail. Has a slight twist as you would expect but may be a bit too slow for some.
  
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Mark @ Carstairs Considers (2053 KP) rated Death on the Nile in Books

Nov 12, 2018  
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Death on the Nile
Agatha Christie | 2013 | Fiction & Poetry, Mystery
8
8.8 (4 Ratings)
Book Rating
Murder Visits Egypt
Hercule Poirot is on vacation in Egypt, just looking to relax. However, he quickly gets involved in the drama involving a young heiress on her honeymoon. When a murder happens on board the ship they are all traveling on, Poirot finds himself drawn into the case. Can he unravel what really happened?

This is classic Agatha Christie with an extremely complex mystery that seems so simple once Poirot unravels it all. I did feel the book took a bit too long to truly get started, opening as it does a few months before the events really began. But once it does, hold on. Some of the supporting cast could have been stronger, but the main characters were all strong and kept me confused until the end. Agatha Christie is still a master of the mystery genre, and this book shows exactly why.