11 November 2024

A Haunting in Venice

 

A Haunting in Venice 2023

  • Director: Kenneth Branagh
  • Seen by this director: essentially everything
  • Based on book: by Agatha Christie
  • Cast: Kenneth Branagh, Michelle Yeoh, Jamie Dornan, Tina Fey, Kelly Reilly, Jude Hill
  • Personal “oh yeah him/her” reaction, i.e. have seen this actor in:
    • Kenneth Branagh – Essentially everything
    • Michelle Yeoh – Everything Everywhere All at Once, Last Christmas, Sunshine, Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon, Tomorrow Never Dies
    • Jamie Dornan – Belfast, The Fall
    • Kelly Reilly – Sherlock Holmes A Game of Shadows, Sherlock Holmes, Mrs Henderson Presents, The Libertine
    • Jude Hill – Belfast
  • Why? Branagh
  • Seen:  4 November 2024      

       Neither Agatha Christie nor Hercules Poirot are on my list of favourites but Kenneth Branagh is, so here I sit.

       Ghosts, a séance, a murder are the subjects of M Poirot’s (Branagh) sharp eye, piercing questions, keen intellect and a refusal to believe in the supernatural.

       Why Branagh makes these movies, I don’t know. His immense talents should be used on Shakespeare. Still, this one is as visually stunning as all of his films are and he endows even these dull characters with some depth. 

3* of 5

 

 

 

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