Death on the Nile

"Theres so much good mixed in with the uncomfortable of this film that one cannot call it a hard pass. But an easy-going river cruise, this aint."

It's very well done... It's darker and meaner than the original Agatha Christie [novel].

Branagh remains a sublime Poirot, and his direction of the material is frequently marvelous.

Not a whisker out of place...

As a whole, Death on the Nile has flaws that outweigh its old-fashioned charm.

The camera whirls giddily, dizzy from the sparkle and spectacle, but not quite able to conceal the fact that this is an empty bauble of a movie.

The kind of overwrought whodunnit that makes going to the movies in February worth it. I’d watch Kenneth Branagh make 10 more of these.

Giving Poirot's 'stache its own black-and-white origin story to start the new movie truly is the height of indulgence.

Even though it accomplishes what it sets out to do, entertain, whodunit intrigue, powerful musical score... the movie almost falls apart because of its use of subpar green screen shots. [Full review in Spanish]

Wonderfully entertaining, if a bit bleak in its depiction of humankind.