Rating of
3/4
MURDER & BETRAYAL ON THE NILE
Indyfreak - wrote on 06/06/22
As far as Agatha Christie movies go, the new DEATH ON THE NILE is a bit strange but quite entertaining It looks glamorous and stylish even if the wide CGI shots look tacky. And there are a couple edits and scene transitions that feel off. But I was kind of digging it though. That just adds to its campy charm. It deviates from the 1978 movie to its benefit which I thought was a problem with Branagh's earlier 2017 movie.
Kenneth Branagh is very good as Hercule Poirot in this. Newcomer Emma Mackey is the standout in this as the jilted lover turned suspect Jackie. She's sympathetic and spiteful and chews the scenery around her. Some of the cast is also good like Tom Bateman and the now disgraced Armie Hammer. Gal Gadot is a good choice for the alluring yet ill-fated heiress. Letitia Wright is not that good unfortunately.
DEATH ON THE NILE has some weird editing choices but it does go crazier with the mystery and the kills than Branagh's last outing with Poirot. And when the cast is allowed to go big and ott with the acting it is good fun.
