Finally a villain worthy of Columbo. How i wish that the newer movies had used a better roster of guest stars to begin with. Here is Patrick McGoohan back as a fantastic adversary, plus top notch writing, clever plot and Peter Falk looks very good. More like his "old" self. In some previous newer installments he actually looks older and tired, with grey hair and a scruffy face. Here he doesn't look much different from his vintage episodes. I notice that the newer movies are very uneven. Ranging from cheesy and over the top to a more realistic style, such as this one. And i prefer the latter. Less is more. And i think that encapsulates the vintage episodes. Great villains, clever plots, swift directing and a bit of humor. Had every episode in the new line up been as good as this one, which follows the original formula, we would have had a lot more winners.
Review of Columbo: Agenda for Murder
