Murder on the casting directors part(?)

Rating: 7/10 (23 April 2018)

I often feel when Hollywood studios adapt acclaimed novels, particularly popular ones, that they are mocking me for having never read them - condescending in their attitude of "oh, well you've heard of it, but you've never actually READ it, have you? Ah well isn't it so much easier to sit and watch the film now that we are releasing it anyway?"
Either way, as somebody with little to no knowledge of the source material, MOTOE is a fairly well directed, well executed, well acted by an all star cast (for better and for oh so much worse in the case of a certain actor whose name is nothing short of dirt right now) and has a twist that is fairly satisfying - that and I'm always a complete sucker for mystery/detective stories.
And as for the uncomfortable elephant in the room that everybody else seems to be addressing, yes Johnny Depp's uncomfortable personal life does affect my enjoyment of the film.
Watched April 16th 2018