Death on the Nile
SimilarA Clockwork Orange (1971), Jackie Brown (1997) Rebecca (1940) Saw (2004), Sin City: A Dame to Kill For (2014), Stand by Me (1986), The Godfather (1972), The Name of the Rose (1986) The Outsiders (1983),
MPAA RatingPG-13
Studio20th Century Studios,
Even if you’re not familiar with Agatha Christie’s vast body of works—she wrote sixty-six detective novels alone—you’ve probably heard of Hercule Poirot. He’s the world’s most famous literary detective, next to Sherlock Holmes. Death on the Nile marks Kenneth Branagh’s second outing directing one of Christie’s Poirot stories and starring as the mustachioed detective himself, following 2017’s tepidly received Murder on the Orient Express. Dogged by COVID-19 delays and scandals surrounding star Armie Hammer, Death on the Nile sometimes feels like it’s scrambling to justify its own existence, and only half-succeeds. Continue Reading →