"Bang!"
This is the story of a bunch of rich people having fun on a trip down the Nile. When some unfortunate events occur, Mister Hercule Poirot, world class detective, is called upon once more to solve the mystery. The movie has a great cast but a very lazy and dumb script.
The acting talent is impressive. Peter Ustinov, David Niven, Angela Lansbury, George Kennedy, all band together to make a "who done it" drama. Unfortunately they are old. And grumpy. The only one that was worth watching was Peter Ustinov, as always. On the other hand, Angela Lansbury should have never accepted this role.
The script is quite bad. It relies on a set of unlikely coincidences and a long list of brilliant people acting dumb. Especially the main character, the renowned detective Hercule Poirot is quite dumb for a smart guy. There are a lot of problems with the script that anybody can spot a mile away. Mia Farrow's character does way to much traveling, for a poor girl. Where does she get all that money from? And how come the ruthless rich girl doesn't dispose of her? And how come everybody on that boat is her enemy? And why does she even share a boat with anybody? And there are way too many guns laying around. So much negligence, somebody should be shot! Oh, wait...
Anyway. The solution to the mystery is a bit more ingenious than "the butler did it", but just as unbelievable. And it takes far, far too long.
Death on the Nile. If you don't like unpleasant characters, stay away. If you do like them, you will get more than your fair share. 3/10.
This is the story of a bunch of rich people having fun on a trip down the Nile. When some unfortunate events occur, Mister Hercule Poirot, world class detective, is called upon once more to solve the mystery. The movie has a great cast but a very lazy and dumb script.
The acting talent is impressive. Peter Ustinov, David Niven, Angela Lansbury, George Kennedy, all band together to make a "who done it" drama. Unfortunately they are old. And grumpy. The only one that was worth watching was Peter Ustinov, as always. On the other hand, Angela Lansbury should have never accepted this role.
The script is quite bad. It relies on a set of unlikely coincidences and a long list of brilliant people acting dumb. Especially the main character, the renowned detective Hercule Poirot is quite dumb for a smart guy. There are a lot of problems with the script that anybody can spot a mile away. Mia Farrow's character does way to much traveling, for a poor girl. Where does she get all that money from? And how come the ruthless rich girl doesn't dispose of her? And how come everybody on that boat is her enemy? And why does she even share a boat with anybody? And there are way too many guns laying around. So much negligence, somebody should be shot! Oh, wait...
Anyway. The solution to the mystery is a bit more ingenious than "the butler did it", but just as unbelievable. And it takes far, far too long.
Death on the Nile. If you don't like unpleasant characters, stay away. If you do like them, you will get more than your fair share. 3/10.