Death on the Nile
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Belgian sleuth Hercule Poirot's Egyptian 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.
What critics thought
Branagh's second Poirot outing lands in genuinely mixed territory: visually lavish and carried along by an all-star cast, but critics were split on whether its old-fashioned style amounts to real pleasure or merely well-dressed emptiness. Those who warmed to it pointed to period panache and Branagh's humanizing of Poirot; skeptics felt the spectacle was artificial and the fun largely drained away compared to earlier screen versions.
“For some of us who look back with affection on John Guillermin's lush 1978 screen version, there's a nagging feeling throughout that Branagh, while hitting the marks of storytelling and design, has drained some of the fun out of it.”
David Rooney·The Hollywood Reporter
“a moderately diverting dessert that carries you right along. It never transcends the feeling that you're seeing a relic injected with life serum, but that, in a way, is part of its minor-league charm.”
Owen Gleiberman·Variety
“While the gamble Branagh takes in disinterring Poirot's long-neglected sensitive side may be regarded as sacrilege by some, I think it works. Poirot has a yearning heart.”
Sandra Hall·The Sydney Morning Herald
“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.”
Wendy Ide·The Observer
Parents guide
- Violence
- moderate
- Sex
- mild
- Profanity
- mild
- Substances
- mild
- Intensity
- moderate
Genres
Crime, Drama, Mystery
Cast & Crew
Kenneth BranaghDirectorKenneth BranaghHercule Poirot
Tom BatemanBouc
Annette BeningEuphemia Bouc
Russell BrandWindlesham
Ali FazalAndrew Katchadourian
Dawn FrenchBowers
Gal GadotLinnet Ridgeway
Armie HammerSimon Doyle
Rose LeslieLouise Bourget
Emma MackeyJacqueline de Bellefort
Sophie OkonedoSalome Otterbourne
Jennifer SaundersMarie Van Schuyler
Patrick DoyleComposer
Agatha ChristieWriter
Michael GreenWriter
Haris ZambarloukosCinematographyDeath on the Nile
Belgian sleuth Hercule Poirot's Egyptian 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.
What critics thought
Branagh's second Poirot outing lands in genuinely mixed territory: visually lavish and carried along by an all-star cast, but critics were split on whether its old-fashioned style amounts to real pleasure or merely well-dressed emptiness. Those who warmed to it pointed to period panache and Branagh's humanizing of Poirot; skeptics felt the spectacle was artificial and the fun largely drained away compared to earlier screen versions.
“For some of us who look back with affection on John Guillermin's lush 1978 screen version, there's a nagging feeling throughout that Branagh, while hitting the marks of storytelling and design, has drained some of the fun out of it.”
David Rooney·The Hollywood Reporter
“a moderately diverting dessert that carries you right along. It never transcends the feeling that you're seeing a relic injected with life serum, but that, in a way, is part of its minor-league charm.”
Owen Gleiberman·Variety
“While the gamble Branagh takes in disinterring Poirot's long-neglected sensitive side may be regarded as sacrilege by some, I think it works. Poirot has a yearning heart.”
Sandra Hall·The Sydney Morning Herald
“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.”
Wendy Ide·The Observer
Parents guide
- Violence
- moderate
- Sex
- mild
- Profanity
- mild
- Substances
- mild
- Intensity
- moderate
Genres
Crime, Drama, Mystery
Cast & Crew
Kenneth BranaghDirectorKenneth BranaghHercule PoirotTom BatemanBoucAnnette BeningEuphemia BoucRussell BrandWindleshamAli FazalAndrew KatchadourianDawn FrenchBowersGal GadotLinnet RidgewayArmie HammerSimon DoyleRose LeslieLouise BourgetEmma MackeyJacqueline de BellefortSophie OkonedoSalome OtterbourneJennifer SaundersMarie Van SchuylerPatrick DoyleComposerAgatha ChristieWriterMichael GreenWriterHaris ZambarloukosCinematographyStream
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