For all the hype it got I was expecting a lot more!

I like movies that are aware of what they are selling... without [any] greater aspirations than to make people laugh and that's it.

The story, direction, characters, and writing/dialogue is akin to taking a tranquilizer shot to the neck, but everything else was so well done.

The movie really just wants to entertain people.

Me refiero a que, una película de intriga, tiene que tener intriga, suspense, emoción, aventuras, esta película no tiene nada de eso. El detective, es el detective menos inteligente del mundo. No tiene ni una frase que te diga que está avanzando. De hecho yo pensaba que le habían puesto a él porque no parece muy listo, como dice la nieta en un momento en la película. Es el primer detective de la historia que no tiene que correr aventuras en ningún momento de la película. Esos momentos en los que investiga y casi le ven.Los actores están bien, salvo el detective. No me gusta ese detective, no es un detective. La iluminación esta estupenda. Si es una película de gran presupuesto y eso se nota. Ayuda contar la película, a meterte, pero hay otras cosas que te sacan.El director, no me gusta, no ha sabido hacer una película policiaca. No ha sabido usar la cámara. No sabe contar con la cámara. Los planos son básicos o incluso feos. La película no aburre, pero no dice nada.Es como ver una película que cuando termina no sabes que te está contando, porque no te ha llegado. I mean, a movie of intrigue, it has to have intrigue, suspense, excitement, adventures, this movie does not have any of that. The detective is the least intelligent detective in the world. It does not have a phrase that tells you it is moving forward. In fact, I thought that they had put him because he does not seem very smart, as the granddaughter says at one point in the movie. He is the first detective in history who does not have to run adventures at any time in the movie. Those moments in which he investigates and almost see him.The actors are fine, except for the detective. I do not like that detective, he's not a detective. The lighting is great. If it's a big budget movie and that shows. It helps to tell the movie, to get involved, but there are other things that take you out.The director, I do not like it, he has not known how to make a police movie. He has not known how to use the camera. He does not know how to count on the camera. The plans are basic or even ugly. The movie does not bore, but it does not say anything.It's like watching a movie that when it ends you do not know what is telling you, because it has not arrived

It was about 30 minutes too long, camera angles were odd-felt like I was watching the movie from the floor, and the actors' talents are wasted portraying such unlikeable characters. Gillian Anderson and Glenn Close were the bright spots; Christina Hendricks' should have had more screen time. Save yourself, watch the trailer, and then pick a different Christie movie.

Great cast, excelllent plot, and an unexpected ending. Add in a very good script and perfect scenery. From my experience it's one of Agatha Christie's best. My only two concerns were that the volume of the sound rose to ear piercing levels when any music came on, and there were so many characters that I sometimes got confused as to who was married to who and the relationships between them.

A great crime story with great acting.... love it....