Crooked House

Agatha Christie's Crooked House is a sumptuous Fifties adaptation with a pleasingly contemporary feel.

2674d ago

Stylish direction and a deliciously wicked ensemble make good on Agatha Christie's most twisted mystery.

2674d ago

Stylish direction and a deliciously wicked ensemble make good on Agatha Christie's most twisted mystery.

2674d ago

Stylish direction and a deliciously wicked ensemble make good on Agatha Christie's most twisted mystery.

2674d ago

Stylish direction and a deliciously wicked ensemble make good on Agatha Christie's most twisted mystery.

2674d ago

The superb cast provides mild pleasures, as do some aspects of the elaborate mystery itself. And that’s all, folks.

2674d ago

The superb cast provides mild pleasures, as do some aspects of the elaborate mystery itself. And that’s all, folks.

2674d ago

The superb cast provides mild pleasures, as do some aspects of the elaborate mystery itself. And that’s all, folks.

2674d ago

The superb cast provides mild pleasures, as do some aspects of the elaborate mystery itself. And that’s all, folks.

2674d ago

The second Agatha Christie adaptation, after 'Murder on the Orient Express,' to hit theaters in a matter of weeks features an ensemble that includes Max Irons, Glenn Close, Terence Stamp, Christina Hendricks and Gillian Anderson.

2674d ago

The second Agatha Christie adaptation, after 'Murder on the Orient Express,' to hit theaters in a matter of weeks features an ensemble that includes Max Irons, Glenn Close, Terence Stamp, Christina Hendricks and Gillian Anderson.

2674d ago

The second Agatha Christie adaptation, after 'Murder on the Orient Express,' to hit theaters in a matter of weeks features an ensemble that includes Max Irons, Glenn Close, Terence Stamp, Christina Hendricks and Gillian Anderson.

2674d ago

The second Agatha Christie adaptation, after 'Murder on the Orient Express,' to hit theaters in a matter of weeks features an ensemble that includes Max Irons, Glenn Close, Terence Stamp, Christina Hendricks and Gillian Anderson.

2674d ago

Gilles Paquet-Brenner directs the film proficiently and impersonally, which is a step up from his work on Dark Places, though Crooked House is ultimately a genre item that operates on alternately prestigious and campy autopilot.

2674d ago

Gilles Paquet-Brenner directs the film proficiently and impersonally, which is a step up from his work on Dark Places, though Crooked House is ultimately a genre item that operates on alternately prestigious and campy autopilot.

2674d ago

Gilles Paquet-Brenner directs the film proficiently and impersonally, which is a step up from his work on Dark Places, though Crooked House is ultimately a genre item that operates on alternately prestigious and campy autopilot.

2674d ago

Yet, “Crooked House” is a bored and boring adaptation of a Christie tale that demands a stronger hand and a taste for mirth amidst the morbidity. Instead, we have another middling entry in the Christie film canon. Maybe someone else will take another stab at it in the near future.

2674d ago

Yet, “Crooked House” is a bored and boring adaptation of a Christie tale that demands a stronger hand and a taste for mirth amidst the morbidity. Instead, we have another middling entry in the Christie film canon. Maybe someone else will take another stab at it in the near future.

2674d ago

Yet, “Crooked House” is a bored and boring adaptation of a Christie tale that demands a stronger hand and a taste for mirth amidst the morbidity. Instead, we have another middling entry in the Christie film canon. Maybe someone else will take another stab at it in the near future.

2674d ago

Yet, “Crooked House” is a bored and boring adaptation of a Christie tale that demands a stronger hand and a taste for mirth amidst the morbidity. Instead, we have another middling entry in the Christie film canon. Maybe someone else will take another stab at it in the near future.

2674d ago

Gilles Paquet-Brenner directs the film proficiently and impersonally, which is a step up from his work on Dark Places, though Crooked House is ultimately a genre item that operates on alternately prestigious and campy autopilot.

2674d ago