The abc murders 20185/28/2023 ![]() This adaption doesn't just have condensations of the material - it has added quirks and elements that not only are not in the Christie story, but detract from it. It is a) expectations should be high and the end product is mediocre, and b) one senses an intentional distancing from the source material - which is often ok, but in this case the distancing does not work. It isn't so much that that the series is terrible, it isn't. Would she have native Francophone Belgian Poirot speak lousy French? No and Malkovich has impeccable French and seems to have been directed to speak French badly. In short some of the lower reviews are because this is great material, and the lead is a great actor, and yet this is a just a passable say a "fair to good" or what we stateside would call a "C+" to "B-" Really does Christie portray the police so badly? (Correct Answer: No.) Would she have so many anachronistic behaviors and character attributes? No. Secondly I guess I will be downvoted by some since this is likely an adaption that will create a divide between people who love it or hate it, or at least those who like it a lot or not at all, and I am in the middle. ![]() ![]() ![]() Firstly this is certainly mostly watchable. ![]()
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