Why bother?

Rating: 1/10 (24 January 2018)

You may infer a better tag for me would be 'Oldmoaner'! I am not a great fan of Christie, I haven't read much of her stuff, but I have watched a lot of adaptations, and particularly admire Joan Hickson's Marple. I begrudgingly have to admit MotOE is a great story, and I am old enough to remember the original's realease. That was a tight, claustrophobic achievement, a lasting record of a number of players now dead.
Neither am I a fan of Branagh. Why bother remaking Wallander, except to get his face front and centre? Why make such a horrible hash of the Magic Flute? Whjy is this lipless actor with a very ordinary presence and a mid range voice so praised?
Dunno, but I thought I'd watch this and from a few of the reviews I see Branagh hasn't fooled anyone this time. He adds a prologue which adds nothing to the story except his own face and which loosens the focus and drama of the story.
So many many many shots of his face! And all put there by himself, the director, with an entirely absurd moustache and a superstar grimace. Oh dear.
This film should be renamed 'The many faces of Kenny B on the Orient Express'. Appalling.