I like Agatha Christie's mysteries to begin with. The two I enjoyed most were "Death On The Nile" and "Evil Under The Sun"-DOTN being the favorite of the two. I love how Christie has the sympathatic-however unhinged, and jealous Jackie turn out to be the brilliant mastermind behind it all. I also must say, the cast was great, although having read the trivia and seeing that at one time "Michael York" was to be in it, I must admit, I always thought it WAS York, so the guy who got cast did a hell of a job! I thought Angela Lansbury being the flamboyant, tawdry sex book author was a fine choice, her costume and her Norma Desmond behavior cracked me up to no end. Ditto the pairing of the sharp tongued Bette Davis' traveling rich old lady and Maggie Smith's dour, but for some reason loyal nurse companion. Poirot has his good old Colonel friend, who they conveniently have set up to never be a suspect, so Poirot has someone to work with. POirot's sadness on realizing who the real murderer was gave me the feeling of devastation that was to be conveyed. You could tell through out the whole movie that Poirot felt sorry for this abandoned, frail creature, only to discover that she was so cruel, violent and, as it turned out, as unhinged as to eliminate the opportunity to convict her and her lover by the murder/suicide-which caught me by surprise, I didn't see that one coming. Best ensemble cast, perfect balance of lesser known names with known ones.
Review of Death on the Nile
