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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.
Belgian detective Hercule Poirot's Egyptian vacation aboard a glamorous steamer turns into a terrifying search for a murderer when a newlywed's blissful honeymoon is shattered by a violent death. Amidst a cast of impeccably dressed suspects, Poirot must uncover the truth before the killer strikes again.
The film received mixed to negative reviews from critics, with many finding the plot convoluted and the performances uneven. Audience reception was also largely lukewarm, though some appreciated the visual spectacle and Branagh's dedicated performance.
Praised for its opulent visuals and ambitious scope.
Criticized for a convoluted plot and a lack of suspense.
Performances were considered a mixed bag, with some standout and others underwhelming.
Google audience: Audiences generally found the film to be visually appealing and an interesting, if somewhat flawed, adaptation. Some viewers enjoyed the mystery element, while others felt it failed to capture the charm or clarity of previous versions.
The film faced significant production and release delays due to the COVID-19 pandemic and public controversies surrounding some of its lead actors.
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One of my favorite actors Gal Gadot, but this movie was really disappointing. The graphics were amazing, was really lovely to see Egypt like that. But again, no substitue for not having a good story. They tried to convolute the plot with so...
Decidedly more electric than Murder on the Orient Express, but much sloppier. Can’t believe the “enough champagne to fill the nile” clip was unedited from the movie for the trailer, wild stuff. Had a good time at the theater 🥂
Death on the Nile has a prologue set in World War I, where a young Hercule Poirot is played by a digitally ‘de-aged’ Kenneth Branagh. Et tu, Kenneth? If you must do this, why not get a younger actor who looks likes Branagh? Or even one who ...
**For a movie with death in the title, it takes way too long for the mystery to begin. Bore on the Nile.** Death on the Nile waits almost an hour into the movie before there is an actual death... a murder mystery that is focused much mor...
I honestly did not expect much out of this movie given how Branagh’s Murder on the Orient Express turned out. Now, Hercule Poirot together with Sherlock Holmes are my two favourite fictional detectives and I’m obviously having strong opi...
From a technical standpoint it's not bad and does feature a good cast and fine performances, but it's also rather predictable (kind of called the twist early on) and it's fairly slow to the point it I was losing interest (even though it's l...
It's probably best to start by saying that this adaptation of the Agatha Christie novel has virtually nothing at all in common with the 1978 Ustinov/Niven iteration (which I really like). Sir Kenneth Branagh starts off by giving us a little...
FULL SPOILER-FREE REVIEW @ https://www.msbreviews.com/movie-reviews/death-on-the-nile-spoiler-free-review "Death on the Nile retains the problems of its predecessor, containing an even less mysterious central mystery and even less intere...
_Death on the Nile_ crawls towards a resolution you don’t feel invested in. Poirot’s backstory is interesting and there are some solid performances especially from the female cast, but the film otherwise feels like an unwanted game of Guess...
Originally set to release in December of 2019; the long-delayed cinematic retelling of Agatha Christie’s “Death on the Nile” has finally arrived in cinemas. The last cinematic version of the classic book arrived in 1978 and this time; Direc...