DEATH ON THE NILE

[SPOILER-FREE REVIEW] I have bought this Blu-Ray due to an upcoming release of the Haunting in Venice, which I'm quite excited about. I had watched the first part (Murder on the Orient Express) and now have given a try to this adaptation of another Agatha Christie's classic. However, I must initially state that the story in the movie is not an exact copy of Christie's plot. There are some changes in comparison to the book so be aware of that. The movie is absolutely stunning, as very picturesque, CGI-enhanced panoramas are shown quite often again, just like in the Murder on The Orient Express. Similarly to the previous movie, this one involves many talented actors & actresses, the cast is definitely the strongest part of the film. While I enjoyed the movie quite a bit, I must say that the previous part felt more interesting, the murder happened quicker in the Murder on the Orient Express (therefore it was more tense) and more importantly it's way easier to guess who the murderer is in Death on the Nile is, after you see the clues shown (I have correctly predicted who the killer is around 30 minutes before end of the movie, in previous part it wasn't obvious at all).

Different from the popular Peter Ustinov version . Good Suspense and great ensemble cast. Wonderful filmography. Well worth seeing.

Kenneth Branagh directs and stars as 'Hercule Poirot' in a new film version of Agatha Christies 'Death on the Nile', following his previous outing as Poirot in 2017's 'Murder on the Orient Express'. The dvd presents a star studded movie featuring Annette Bening, Gal Gadot ('Wonder woman'), Dawn French ('Vicar of Dibley', 'French & Saunders'), Jennifer Saunders ('French and Saunders', 'Ab Fab'), Russell Brand ('Forgetting Sarah Marshall'), Armie Hamer ('The Social network'), Rose Leslie ('Game of Thrones'), Emma Mackey ('Sex Education'), Sophie Okonedo ('Hotel Rwanda'). Death on the Nile follows the story of a murder of a woman on her honeymoon and the assembled suspects all of who have a reason to want her dead. The plot is one of Christies finest and this movie is the latest in a long line of adaptations. The direction and cinematography are both excellent and the performances are good, but overall the movie falls short of the 1978 film version. It is still however a good film that's well worth watching just not a great one. If you haven't seen the 1978 version watch this first not after. A third Branagh Agatha Christie movie is coming soon "A Haunting in Venice' based on the book 'The Halloween party'.

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I bought this Value for money double bill out of pure curiosity. What would KB do with 2 very well known and previously succesfully filmed Christie tales? Why did you do it? The money spent!!! DEATH ON THE NILE was done perfectly with Ustinov. Here it is a bit of a struggle. The over familiar plot (to many), the poor casting/acting (why Saunders and French? Utterly wasted). The poor CGI (very little genuine location work, at least that how it seemed to me.). KB performence seems subdued and the whole feel of the film was not quite right. Strange to say that I preferred "MURDER..... " The casting was better (and more expensive I imagine!). So many good actors, and most of them didn't have a chace to register (Jacobi/Dench/Colman/). For me Pffeifer steals the show, and KB's Poirot is much better (he is a very unlikely action hero, indulging in fierce fisticuffs on 2 occasions. The sets and settings (still a lot of CGI) worked better, and even though the plot is so well known, he stuck to it (mostly). A gallant effort, but again I ask...why? Well worth a punt even out of pure curiosity. Both films are excellent quality (no need to upgrade to BLURAY) good sound, colour and subtitles. You must know what to expect by now...So???

Whilst I enjoyed seeing this production in 4K which highlighted the 70mm filming was somewhat disappointed that they had "rewritten" the plot and left out some of the other murders and altered the ending! To this end I must admit I prefer the 1978 film which kept closer to the actual book - had Peter Ustinov as Poirot - together with the double murder at the end! Kenneth B is excellent as Poirot it`s just the rewriting of the plot that upsets me. 4 stars for excellent production was tempted to put 3. Recommended with reservation.

bien dirigés avec des histoires légèrement modifiées et rajeunies de films précédents d'Hercule Poirot.

Buena película y con Castellano (edición de Reino Unido). Es el mismo disco que en España. Recomendada

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