Nowere near the 1974 version

Rating: 3/10 (8 March 2018)

When you do a remake, you're supposed to make it better, otherwise why bother?
The first thing that hit me is Poirot's accent. I have worked with Belgians for 35 years, and that is, at most, a bad Flemish accent. Certainly not a French speaking Belgian's. Belgian French is pretty much French, and when they speak English they sound more or less like French people. Branagh's accent is not at all that. Probably close to a Dutch or German speaking English. And besides when he speaks French he does not even sound French. I guess this is the problem with actor-directors. They often fail their character because there isn't a director to guide them, and they focus so much on their character that they forget to direct the other actors.
I gave it a 3 stars just because of costumes and special FX.