Rent Crooked House (2017)

Classic Christie - Crooked House review by KW

Interesting adaption of Ms Christies Crooked House which kept me guessing until about 80% through when what I thought was a crazy assumption as to the murderer began unravel. Good to look at the, period shots and clothing were spot on, and the cast of well know British actors joined by Glenn Close played their roles to perfection.

Boring, Boring, Boring - Crooked House review by Pork Chop Express

Tried to watch this twice. Fell asleep both times around 10-15mins in. Pretty boring affair. Glenn Close was wasted. Poor script. Unengaging. Music and scoring non-existent as far as I could [hear]. Avoid unless needing a sleep relaxant.

Okay - Crooked House review by SB

I watched this because I had not previously seen an adaptation of this classic Christie family crime story, and also because Stefanie Martini is in it, renewing her association with Julian Fellowes which produced the very good Doctor Thorne. I need not have bothered on the latter point, because Martini's performance is somewhat over-strained and unnatural. Amongst a motley crew, Max Irons as the personable private detective and Glenn Close as the eccentric aunt come off best; many other performances are forgettable. The location, costumes etc are well done although many interiors are strangely dark. The time in which the events are set are late 1950s rather than early fifties as in the book, apparently just so that a bit of pop culture can be thrown in.

I knew the identity of the murderer anyway, so did not need to waste time working out 'whodunnit', but the relevant clues seemed to be fairly distributed. Alright for an undemanding evening if you like watching people being being evasive, secretive and nasty - ie family life.