Pretentious and boring

Rating: 3/10 (29 August 2018)

This was a remake that should never have happened. Boring, overly long dialogue that never went anywhere, a Poirot who was unlike the Poirot we love in the books, unnecessary additions/removals from the book in order to make the characters more "modern"... And what the hell was the point of adding Pilar?? She was a perfectly interesting character from another Poirot novel. It really, really distracted me hearing her name.
This is not a movie for fans of the books, or even fans of the series with the amazing David Suchet. I've read all the Poirot books and watched all the David Suchet episodes. This movie is a poor and pretentious imitation.
I have to say, however, viewers who have zero knowledge of Poirot will likely enjoy the movie. Both my siblings loved it. So, show the movie to someone if you want to introduce them into the world of Agatha Christie, but avoid it if you are already a fan.