Gridoon did so well with their review until it got all sexist. For me, the movie with the redoubtable and fabulous Angela Lansbury didn't quite work. Everybody did their job, but, much as I adore her, Miss Lansbury was not right for the role. It's taken me some time to get used to Julia McKenzie, but I'm enjoying her now. I like that the UK television versions are less 'Hollywood', but I also love the glossy Peter Ustinov movies. Overall, I reckon that this is true enough to the book to be valid, the acting is as good as any and the production has a lot more dedication to the original. The Agatha Christie stories will never be bettered, the books will remain the best. Modern audiences demand a different pace and are perhaps not as willing to accept that these mysteries are not, and never were, written to be on screen, they are not fast paced or high drama. Each adaptation has to stand or fall on it's own merits, I don't see any reason for this one to fall, I enjoyed it and I'm old school.
