This film popped up on my radar during my search for mystery films. As I love Agatha Christie's work, then this seemed to fit the bill just fine. In short a former spy who is now a private detective is hired by his former lover to find her grandfather's murderer before some sensitive family secrets are leaked.
I'd say it very neatly follows the classic Agatha Christie formula seen before in 'Murder on the Orient Express' and 'Death on the Nile' of a colourful cast of characters in a somewhat secluded location, while a clever detective tries to figure out what's going on, with plenty of twists along the way.
While this hits all those notes, it offers absolutely nothing new. The whole thing comes off as very generic, trying to replicate the success of Christie's better known works. What annoys me even more is that the whole thing has a very cheap, made for TV feel to it. It just looks like an episode of a BBC period drama, produced on a tight budget.
Feel free to skip this one, you aren't missing out on anything.
I'd say it very neatly follows the classic Agatha Christie formula seen before in 'Murder on the Orient Express' and 'Death on the Nile' of a colourful cast of characters in a somewhat secluded location, while a clever detective tries to figure out what's going on, with plenty of twists along the way.
While this hits all those notes, it offers absolutely nothing new. The whole thing comes off as very generic, trying to replicate the success of Christie's better known works. What annoys me even more is that the whole thing has a very cheap, made for TV feel to it. It just looks like an episode of a BBC period drama, produced on a tight budget.
Feel free to skip this one, you aren't missing out on anything.
