They tried, yes, they did, but what's most annoying about this movie is the below average acting performances. French and Dawn's appearance (not funny) dont make things any better. There are lots of silly accents and lots of scenes with over acting. Annoying.
More bad:the utter tediousness of this story. It lasts a whopping 2 hours and a bit and this story only starts going after an entire hour. And even then it's quite tedious to watch.
No humor. (not my kind) No suspense. Really none at all. What's left? An average detective, really below average...
The story: lots of folks travel on a cruiseboat. Someone dies. Who did it?
Death on the Nile
2022
Crime / Drama / Mystery
Death on the Nile
2022
Crime / Drama / Mystery
Plot summary
Belgian sleuth Hercule Poirot's vacation aboard a glamorous river steamer turns into a terrifying search for a murderer when a picture-perfect couple's idyllic honeymoon is tragically cut short. Set against an epic landscape of sweeping Egyptian desert vistas and the majestic Giza pyramids, this tale of unbridled passion and incapacitating jealousy features a cosmopolitan group of impeccably dressed travelers, and enough wicked twists and turns to leave audiences guessing until the final, shocking denouement.
March 30, 2022 at 08:40 PM
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Below average acting performances is one of it's weakest parts. And it's getting quite tedious. Better skip the first hour. Nothing happens.
Once again Branagh opts for style over substance
Hercule Piorot is holidaying in Egypt when he is invited aboard a cruise down the Nile. The host is the extremely wealthy, recently married, heiress Linnet Ridgeway. The journey is soured by the appearance of Jacqueline de Bellefort, the ex-flame of Ridgeway's husband. Ridgeway stole him away from her and she seems intent on extracting some sort of retribution. When Ridgeway is murdered suspicion naturally falls on de Bellefort but she has a cast iron alibi.
I should have known better than to watch this having watched Kenneth Branagh's adaptation of Murder on the Orient Express. Everything about it seemed flat and listless: paint-by-numbers adaptation, minimal intrigue (especially for a murder-drama), subdued, uninspired performances (despite an all-star cast), mindless action scenes.
Where Branagh did dial things up was on the cinematography and effects but even there it falls flat: all the effects just make everything seem fake. You can tell it's being filmed in a studio in front of green screen rather than out in the snow with a real train.
Having watched the excellent 1974 version it was a definite sub-standard effort. It felt like the classic Christie tale had been dumbed-down for modern audiences and substance sacrificed for style.
Murder on the Nile is largely more of the same: weak, dumbed-down adaptation, listless performances, style over substance. The graphics and cinematography at least feel less fake here and are in fact the only positive as they do provide a richness of colour and a vibrance to proceedings.
The screenplay is cringy at times with all the unnecessary add-ons to the novel to accommodate modern viewers. Performances are shrill and irritating. Casting is off: so many dud choices. I assume Branagh only wanted French and Saunders in the film because he's a fan of them as a comedy duo, not because they were ideal for their roles (as they're not).
Similar to how I ended my review of Murder on the Orient Express, watch the excellent 1978 Peter Ustinov version instead. Or watch the relevant episode in the brilliant David Suchet Poirot series. With those already in existence I don't know why this film was made.
Mediocre
First off, great cast and amazing acting, the leads had chemistry and the emotions felt authentic. However, the score and cinematography were mediocre borderline poor. It was painfully obvious that every set was green screen. The score left too many dead moments. Also, what was with that very weird Gadot as Cleopatra moment?!
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Great movie. Almost like the book. Great work.
Honestly it's not bad it's just strange....
It's too bad to compare with the 1978 version.
its amazing
A diverse, woke, blm, lesbos parody on a movie - if you are not expecting Christie, Poirot or Egypt, get wokely cleansed
Something new....this is not boring... You must watch this.... ????
This is a great movie 10/10
Movie is as wonderful as the original one, but with this one it is visually pleasing. Great copy and thank you, FREEMAN.
Boring. Too predictable. I patiently finish the movie hoping it has a twist in the end but nothing, i just got disappointed.
It’s enjoyable
Wat a movie... thanks mr Freeman ??... I give it 7/10
Very interesting movie!
Cinematography was nice but the casting su*ked. It's some clusterf*ck of overprivileged matriarchal bullsh*t.
Dear YTS team, An idea for future 4K releases would be using the EAC DD5.1 Atmos track (max 768kb/s) that comes with a lot new web releases when available, since its barely twice the size as your AAC track. Cheers
disgusting
Great movie did not enjoy the two dark woman
this movie will drag you to boredom. sad to see a collection of such good actors in this poorly written movie.
Anyone else getting a 'glitchy' file with the 1080p version?
GoHomeGota
So predictable. As soon as the murder happebsz you KNOW who did it.
thanks freeman.. :)
Sonic the hedhog and Uncharted PLEASE FREEMAN
Tak bayar, banyak bunyi pulak
Very bad movie! Nothing to do with the Agatha Christie abiance. K. Branagh speakes french with an obvious english accent. Who can imagine Poirrot having a physical action like running or shooting? Avoid, please!
was good, but the plot is very noticeable from the start, SPOILERS---- the classic lovers who fake a break up then try to get rich by killing the new wife
Been waiting for this. thanks FREEMAN - appreciate.
Thanks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
this was a great movie although I had not watched the original, so there is nothing against which to compare. I think the acting was spot on, and I particularly loved Okonedo's character. She really embodied the roaring 20's Black jazz musician.
yo the trailer stunned me lol. w.t.f.
Couldn't get past the awful accent and therefore couldn't hear the plot well enough. Gave up watching.