banzanbon
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The Nth in a spate of Guy-Ritchie'ish type movies with the obligatory casting of Jason Stratham. Also hilarious that Hugh Grant is SOOO desperate to shed his cute English boy with floofy hair persona, so badly that he now can't stop playing sleaze after sleaze after sleaze...all with preferably East London accents! Frankly, I was disappointed that Cary Elwes accepted this role. He hasn't done great stuff, though he has proven to be a darn good actor. Why, now that he is getting better roles, he would accept to be in this schlock is beyond me. Finally, with Aubrey Plaza along for the ride, Hugh Grant and Stratham are in good company since the entire flick is one regurgitation of the same old same old.
Branagh's third Poirot should have been called A Stinking in Venice!
With a stellar cast (though not Tina Fey, who's a lousy actress) and all the bells and whistles worthy of a grand production, this does not rise to the standard of neither being called a film, nor a movie, but a throwaway flick!
Some of the camera angles are just weird for the sake of being weird. Many of the sets and the lighting are much too dark and it's generally, visually, not all that special. You'd think with Venice as the background, they'd do more than have the Don Giovanni figure skulk around.
All in all, it's not only a waste of a budget but Agatha Christie would have hated it!
With a stellar cast (though not Tina Fey, who's a lousy actress) and all the bells and whistles worthy of a grand production, this does not rise to the standard of neither being called a film, nor a movie, but a throwaway flick!
Some of the camera angles are just weird for the sake of being weird. Many of the sets and the lighting are much too dark and it's generally, visually, not all that special. You'd think with Venice as the background, they'd do more than have the Don Giovanni figure skulk around.
All in all, it's not only a waste of a budget but Agatha Christie would have hated it!
I'm guessing the intent was for this film to be poetic and lyrical; instead, it's just abstractly sentimental and gooey. The story is disjointed and abrupt and the characters are shallow, though the acting is heavy and weighed down. It's like they're telling a story, whose details only the characters know and are only showing you bits and pieces of what they want you to see.
It's all together an extremely disappointing film, and clearly meant to be some kind or promo for the champagne. They should have been at least honest and admitted that it was a long and fancy commercial for a champagne brand that's getting lambasted for their now subpar product...just like the flick!
It's all together an extremely disappointing film, and clearly meant to be some kind or promo for the champagne. They should have been at least honest and admitted that it was a long and fancy commercial for a champagne brand that's getting lambasted for their now subpar product...just like the flick!