Agatha and the Midnight Murders (2020)
Overview
As bombs fall on London, writer Agatha Christie decides it is time to kill off her most famous creation.
Cast
Helen Baxendale
Agatha Christie
Blake Harrison
Travis Pickford
Jacqueline Boatswain
Audrey Evans
Gina Bramhill
Grace Nicory
Daniel Caltagirone
Eli Schneider
Thomas Chaanhing
Frankie Lei
Scott Chambers
Clarence Allen
Vanessa Grasse
Nell Lewis
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Peter McGinn
If I didn’t have a lot of experience reading reviews, perhaps I wouldn’t have watched this. While I considered it’s description I saw a lot of very negative reviews on another site. I mean, it was made out to be the worst movie ever by some. But I watched it and I will say why in a moment.
I enjoyed the movie. Not the best mystery I have watched lately, but it held my attention throughout. There was just enough humor, just enough factual detail, and small twists to keep me engaged. I was pleasantly surprised.
Perhaps it helped that I have never been an Agatha Christie fan. Her writing is fine, but I didn’t care for Poirot as a character. I didn’t mind Marple, so perhaps I should give her books another try.
But back to this movie. When a film has a ton of one-star ratings, I have learned to quickly peruse a bunch of them to determine if it is for one of the most common reasons: politics, religion or remake or a similar bias. In this case a lot of angry people seemed to think that all Agatha Christie based films should be directly from her books. This movie was more creative, spinning a 5ale of might have been. I thought it worked; you shall have to decide for yourself. But if you are a Christie purist, save yourself the frustration and give it a miss.
