CROOKED HOUSE

In Agatha Christie’s most twisted tale, a spy-turned-private-detective is lured by his former lover to catch her grandfather’s murderer before Scotland Yard exposes dark family secrets.
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Typical Agatha Christie story. When I saw the trailer for this, I hoped that we’d get a rawer, more modern movie. Not the case. Pretty standard fare although some big-name actors are in this one (eg, Glenn Close) and they play it for all they can. Problem is that the script is boring and most of the characters are caricatures rather than “real” people. Shocking ending, though! For lovers of Agatha Christie movies, it’ll be ok, I guess.