HERCULE POIROTI IS A DAPPER DETECTIVE FOR WHOM MURDER SOLVING IS A PRECISE, INTELLECTUAL EXCERCISE. POIROT AGREES TOINTERVIEW ALL ABOARD THE FAMOUS ORIENT EXPRESS’ CALAIS COACH, HOPING TO FIND THE KILLER OF AN AMERICAN MILLIONAIRE BEFORE THE LOCAL POLICE ARRIVE.Just the name “Orient Express” conjures images of a bygone era. Add an all-star cast (including Sean Connery, Ingrid Bergman, Jacqueline Bisset, and Lauren Bacall, to name a few) and Agatha Christie’s delicious plot and how can you go wrong? Particularly if you add in Albert Finney as Christie’s delightfully persnickety sleuth, Hercule Poirot. Someone has knocked off nasty Richard Widmark on this train trip and, to Poirot’s puzzlement, everyone seems to have a motive–just the setup for a terrific whodunit. Though it seems like an ensemble film, director Sidney Lumet gives each of his stars their own solo and each makes the most of it. Bergman went so far as to win an Oscar for her role. But the real scene-stealer is the ever-reliable Finney as the eccentric detective who never misses a trick. –Marshall Fine
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March 5, 2010
#1
What was good about this film: the opening sequence, which was quite creepy and effective. Also Lauren Bacall, Ingrid Bergman, and the guy who played the porter weren’t too bad. Gielgud was really good.
What was bad about this movie: Albert Finney, Vanessa Redgrave, Bisset, the guy who played her creepy sex-changed husband, dreadful fake-Italian company director guy, Anthony Perkins, the Princess, and everyone else. Also the Cinematograpy, Editing, Continuity, Acting, Script, Direction, Costumes, Set Decoration, foreign accents, Music, were all really, really, totally ridiculously awful.
March 5, 2010
#2
Altogether, a very entertaining movie, good acting etc. But one thing I feel very strongly about is that FINNEY IS NOWHERE AS CLOSE TO POIROT AS DAVID SUCHET IS. Finney doesn’t quite have the panache of Poirot…not that he has anything else.
But, yes, the movie is almost excellent, and a must see.
March 5, 2010
#3
Today i finally got an email back, however it was from amazon telling me that they are refunding me the money for this purchase. It has only been more than a month since i ordered the movie, and i needed it for a class, so needless to say that i had to go elsewhere to purchase the movie. I would not recommend this seller to anyone!
March 5, 2010
#4
As an avid Agatha Christie fan, I was thrilled to receive this movie as a gift for my birthday. I had watched the two other movies staring Peter Ustinov as Hercule Poirot and absolutely LOVED them!! However, I was so bored and frustrated throughout this movie. Albert Finney was a terrible Poirot. I honestly could barely understand a word he and some of the other actors were saying. The accents were barely comprehendable. I had to play and replay the end where the mystery is solved. I am very upset my husband spent the money on buying this movie as I am sure that I will never be able to sit through it again. The plot was great, however, some of the acting was horrid. I am only giving it two stars because it is based on an Agatha Christie novel. Based on the film itself; no stars. If you can understand even half of what Albert Finney is saying, you’re a better woman than I.
March 5, 2010
#5
The movie is great, the screen-play is wonderfull, the cast can`t be better and the mistery is great!!!! No problem.
But,,,,,,, FINNEY!! Oh my good, his performence is terrible, very bad, sorry, but that is not the Poirot that Agatha Cristie mentioned in her books, cant understand a word he said, very very bad!!!! he was screaming all the time, not talking, screaming, pretending that he have no neck, lack of intelingent. That`s not Poirot. I have to say that Poirot is only one : DAVID SUCHET!!!!!!!!!! MR.DAVID SUCHET IS POIROT, that is , that all.
Like i said before, the movie is Great!! But Finney … very bad actor , at least playing Mr. Hercule Poirot.
Two star because the movie is great, but i cant give 4 or 5 star when Finney didn`t made a good job playing Poirot.