An old fashioned murder mystery with a modern setting

Rating: 7/10 (11 December 2019)

This film very much reminds me of a mixture of Poirot and Columbo. I won't bother talking about the plot as a lot of it is already there in other reviews, but I will say it does have an old fashioned 1930s fee to it. An all star cast help propel it along so it doesn't ever get boring and although the story unfolds one section at a time, it is quite cleverly written as to not give the game away too much until the big reveal towards the end (hints of Murder on the Orient Express loom heavily in the background).
Whilst ome of the plot is guessable, there are still enough twists to keep it interesting. The cast are all uniformly excellent, and Chris Evans in particular stands out with his spoilt rich kid who may be more than he seems. Daniel Craig's strange southern drawl is perhaps the only reason I haven't given this eight stars. I did find it grates and his characterisation is supposed to represent 'quirky' but I couldn't help but sense the thinly disguised Poirot influence with him. Other than that this was a surprisingly above average film that tries to do something a bit different with its concept.
On the whole this is a well made little film and I can see it leading to a sequel