Death on the Nile

It starts getting good about half way through, where Poirot's genius starts to shine. There's a lot more emotion in this one compared to Orient. The VFX sometimes really take you out of it cause its so bad. But just like the first one this story is carried by an amazing cast. Personally I love Dawn French. Also the music is excellent. I genuinely hope they make atleast one more to fully appreciate Poirot's character development.

Was extremely fun to watch. Kept me engaged and to the edge.

armie hammer being in this movie completely ruins the mediocreness

loved it loved the book the characters

Tacky, exposition-heavy, yet somehow charming.

The set is incredibly tacky — I doubt anything else would have worked to be fair, but, it is taken too far at times - reminded of one particular scene where an alligator leaps out of the water to snap up an ibis :asterisk_symbol:eyeroll:asterisk_symbol:. There are some moments of cinematographic brilliance though, which reminded me of the superlative “Knives Out”.

The writing slaps you in the face with clues every other line: Someone said their shawl is missing, did we just hear someone say this trip was their idea? Did you catch that or should I make it any more obvious? This approach makes for a movie that would work great in a group setting with folks pausing to discuss theories. In other words, it would make for a great streaming movie, almost perfectly suited for the medium. Wouldn’t head to the theaters to watch this one, unless of course yours allows pausing and discussion.

Didn’t care of the ending but that’s the least important part anyway. No ending can change how much you will like this movie.

7/10 - Adequately fun streaming content.

Agatha Christie is one of my all time favourite authors. I've read most of her works and seen several adaptations of them. Murder on the Orient Express (2017) was flawed in certain aspects, mainly the writing, which ultimately made the film fall flat despite its all star cast and impressive visual aesthetic. I know I shouldn't get hyped for Death on the Nile, but it's one of my favourite stories by Christie and I do hope that they do it justice this time.

This was really good. From the unexpected opening sequence [spoiler]which explains Poirot's moustache[/spoiler], to the gorgeous cinematography, to the surprising cast and on to the satisfying ending, Kenneth has done it again. 7/10

Death on the Nile is some-what better than the first film. Kenneth Branagh steals the show more this time as the sleuth Hercule Poirot. With, even a backstory to why he has that silly mustache.
Death in the Nile is sexier, more engaging and nicer to look at than Murder on the Orient Express. Emma Mackey as Jacqueline de Bellefort stands out the most from the supporting cast. As a femme fatale like character who wants back her ex Simon Doyle (Armie Hammer).
Who was stolen from her by her former good friend Linnett Ridgeway (Gal Gadot). Linnett is targeted while on cruise down the Nile. Linnett thinks Jacqueline is involved since she finds them where ever they go. The couple recruit Poirot to talk to her about leaving them alone.
During the cruise there’s a murder and it is up to Poirot to figure out who on board is the murderer. Though the first film ended with Poirot already told about the murder on the Nile, this film ignores that.
Death on the Nile isn’t as good as Knives Out but it is a good watch for those looking for more mysteries like Knives Out

Great author, good story, average acting and OK screening. It is nice to pass time but ıt could be better. Even if you do not know the book it is easy to guess the killer from the clear details. They have made it so much obvious. 6.5/10

At times (particularly in the beginning) the movie seems to prefer style over substance. Some movies have music beds to tell you something dramatic is happening - for the first 40 minutes of this movie we were told the scenes were dramatic when the camera cut to Poirot looking over the scene with intense eyes. I also thought the casting of Hammer and Gadot was curious. Both are just "ok" and nothing more.

Anyway, the movie got better as it went along. I am proud to say that I solved the murder but not in the same way that Poirot did. If you pay attention to the way the story is told you can probably figure it out.

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