At least for me, the movie does not respect its source material. Agatha Christie's work has subtle humor woven into it already. This treatment is about as subtle as a root canal. And there is little or no "mystery" here - we know "who done it" way too early and everything thereafter is filler. The main sin here is that Poirot is not at all true to the character readers admire. Tony Randall is required to play Poirot as a buffoonish caricature of Christie's brilliant creation.
I did like the very brief cameo appearance by Margaret Rutherford in full Miss Marple mode. That was funny.
Good cast burdened with weak material which is a misconception from the outset. The 5 star rating is exceedingly generous.
I did like the very brief cameo appearance by Margaret Rutherford in full Miss Marple mode. That was funny.
Good cast burdened with weak material which is a misconception from the outset. The 5 star rating is exceedingly generous.