Old DNA in a fresh body

Rating: 9/10 (15 February 2020)

This is a very classic, Agatha Christie, style whodunit.
This has all the classic elements: a big mansion on the hill, strong improbable characters, a cold self-serving family, suspicious help and a pragmatic detective with a questionable accent.
A huge amount of love has been poured into this.
It is intriguing and dramatic and quirky and humorous in all the right places.
Like the classic whodunit films the pace is kept purposely slow - although it has been kicked into second gear to make things a little fresher.
It is clever, but not so clever that you can't have fun working things out - and the story actually works.
Direction, acting, production and camera work is great.
There are lots of little Easter eggs scattered around and references to the genre - like the old letter-box lighting around a characters eyes that was so popular at one time.
A great film, easily the best of 2020 so far.