A HAUNTING IN VENICE – “Tedious gothic chiller turned captivating paranoid thriller”

GALLERY BEST MOVIE - 1

RATING

DIRECTOR

Directed by: Kenneth Branagh (Death on the Nile – 2022)

MAIN CAST

Kyle Allen as Maxime Gerard
Kenneth Branagh as Hercule Poirot
Camille Cottin as Olga Seminoff
• Jamie Dornan as Dr. Leslie Ferrier
Tina Fey as Ariadne Oliver
Jude Hill as Leopold Ferrier
• Ali Khan as Nicholas Holland
Emma Laird as Desdemona Holland
Kelly Reilly as Rowena Drake
• Michelle Yeoh as Joyce Reynolds

SYNOPSIS

It is a based on the 1969 novel Hallowe'en Party by Agatha Christie.

Belgian sleuth Hercule Poirot investigates a murder while attending a Halloween seance at a haunted palazzo in Venice, Italy.

REVIEW SUMMARY

A tedious gothic chiller turned captivating paranoid thriller; Kenneth Branagh delivers yet another worthy murder mystery with A Haunting in Venice. Ok, so it’s a little on the plodding side, but the Whodunit genre is inherently weary – you know, with all the many suspects and motives to go through. Luckily, there is an incredibly talented cast at hand to bring it all together. In addition to Branagh and his epic moustache, standouts include a deliciously shrewd Tina Fey and a mysteriously alluring Michelle Yeoh. The bonus “character” of the film, of course, is the gothic mansion it’s all set in. The production design is sublime here, as every inch of this house is as eerie and striking as it needs to be. Plus, the excellent cinematography and clever camera techniques elevate the atmospheric chills to the max. It’s all very unsettling. But don’t be fooled, this isn’t a true horror film. Yes, it’s tinged in minor supernatural-esque frights and ghastly tales (not to mention a few disturbing images), but it’s foremost a classic murder mystery. And with Hercule Poirot of the case, that’s only a good thing. Scratch that, a great thing!

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