Does Kenneth Branagh think he's Baz Luhrmann?

Rating: 4/10 (11 November 2017)

The most conspicuous aspect of this misfire is that right out of gate, it comes at you with full force, over-the-top, fake-looking performances. It's the kind of rare style that very few directors, let alone films can do to good effect. It was like "Moulin Rouge" only not done well. It poked me in the eye in that regard. And it made me wonder just what Branagh's intentions were with this version of Agatha Christie's novel. Was he trying to make it more light-hearted? More comical? More campy? In the end, he only succeeded for sure in making it more boring.
A film that goes from absurd to dull will not earn much recognition for anything other the sheer acting talent that it wastes. Michelle Pfieffer and Willem Dafoe are both slumming it in this dreck. Johnny Depp and Penelope Cruz are the only ones who don't embarrass themselves here but then their screen time is short. I've seen worse films in my life, but this one gets a big thumbs down and is not recommended.