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<blockquote data-quote="Mel O&amp;#039;Drama" data-source="post: 321774" data-attributes="member: 23">I think it helped that I had really low expectations. I&#039;d seen a trailer back when it first came out and found it really off-putting because it made it look like an action film or something. Thankfully it was an improvement on my fears.
[MEDIA=youtube]z68frP9Q7XA[/MEDIA]I didn&#039;t mind the old-fashioned aspect, but I very much agree that it wasn&#039;t as effective as the Albert Finney version in terms of tension and intrigue. I&#039;m glad it wasn&#039;t just me who found it distracting. Yes. I appreciated what he was trying to do but it was as subtle as a sledgehammer and I think he fell back on it far too much at the expense of genuinely creative direction. That whole flashback felt like a superhero origin story to me (having directed Thor, perhaps Branagh has been inspired by Marvel. He&#039;s said to have expressed interest in creating a &quot;cinematic universe&quot; based on Agatha Christie&#039;s books). I think we were told far too much about Poirot and that&#039;s a shame. Yes. It was a nice performance and I must mention her character&#039;s introduction at the nightclub which looked very much like Old Hollywood glamour and quite Hitchcockian. I know what you mean. It&#039;s a watchable enough film, but just felt as though it didn&#039;t live up to its potential.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Mel O'Drama, post: 321774, member: 23"] I think it helped that I had really low expectations. I'd seen a trailer back when it first came out and found it really off-putting because it made it look like an action film or something. Thankfully it was an improvement on my fears. [CENTER] [MEDIA=youtube]z68frP9Q7XA[/MEDIA][/CENTER] I didn't mind the old-fashioned aspect, but I very much agree that it wasn't as effective as the Albert Finney version in terms of tension and intrigue. I'm glad it wasn't just me who found it distracting. Yes. I appreciated what he was trying to do but it was as subtle as a sledgehammer and I think he fell back on it far too much at the expense of genuinely creative direction. That whole flashback felt like a superhero origin story to me (having directed [I]Thor[/I], perhaps Branagh has been inspired by Marvel. He's said to have expressed interest in creating a "cinematic universe" based on Agatha Christie's books). I think we were told far too much about Poirot and that's a shame. Yes. It was a nice performance and I must mention her character's introduction at the nightclub which looked very much like Old Hollywood glamour and quite Hitchcockian. I know what you mean. It's a watchable enough film, but just felt as though it didn't live up to its potential. [/QUOTE]

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