The acting was a bit stilted in this one but, all in all, not a bad rendition of a Christie favorite (I'm a HUGE Christie fan). The filming comes off as sort of soap-opera-ie for the indoor shots but the outdoor scenes are A-O-K.
I confess (as a Christie apologist) that this is one of Christie's more implausible mysteries but the director pulled it off darn good, without making his actors look ridiculous, (always a potential problem with Christie films). I was especially impressed with the length of this film, quite long, and a good partial afternoon of DVD or TV entertainment as far as I am concerned.
To summarize, if you're an absolute Agatha Christie NUT, go ahead and consider this one an 8-star rating... however, if you are randomly looking around for ANY film to watch, regardless of genre, and have never seen a Christie mystery, you might find this to be a TWO.... (or a ONE!). I liked it a great deal and very much recommend it to appropriate fans.
I confess (as a Christie apologist) that this is one of Christie's more implausible mysteries but the director pulled it off darn good, without making his actors look ridiculous, (always a potential problem with Christie films). I was especially impressed with the length of this film, quite long, and a good partial afternoon of DVD or TV entertainment as far as I am concerned.
To summarize, if you're an absolute Agatha Christie NUT, go ahead and consider this one an 8-star rating... however, if you are randomly looking around for ANY film to watch, regardless of genre, and have never seen a Christie mystery, you might find this to be a TWO.... (or a ONE!). I liked it a great deal and very much recommend it to appropriate fans.