Average murder mystery with early reveal

Rating: 4/10 (7 December 2019)

Not sure why this film has critical acclaim. Pretty average and the who done it bit is revealed quite early. At times I thought there must be more to this and considering the overly long running time - surely it was building to a jaw dropping twist. Not really. The odd bits to reveal who else might have a hand in it are hardly surprising. The large cast is for the most part superfluous and add very little. Most are clearly not involved. Craig's sleuth isn't is as clever as you think he should be and plays second fiddle to the female lead. The only interesting thing was the 1972 Sleuth references with the elaborate house interior and the sailor man mannequin similar to Jolly Jack.