Miniseries – Agatha Christie's The ABC Murders

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Denise T @Dee1925 Jul 10 A bleak, grimy adaptation of a Agatha classic — miscast, and utterly misrepresented. So much unnecessary prurience designed to repel rather than entrance. Can’t recommend it. There are far better versions. See more Michelle H @RT21727552 05/21/2025 I doubt Agatha Christie would have approved of (or even liked) this depressing, dark and mopey adaptation of her novel. It doesn't resemble her work in the slightest. And the Poirot character lacks any of the vitality, charm and wit that the character she wrote had. It feels like the creators just borrowed the plot/character & did their own HBO, gratuitous, weird thing to step outside of the box. But, perhaps that was the point? Anyway you look at it, this experiment failed. If the creators had just given us a glimpse of the pleasing qualities that made Poirot an iconic character, it may have worked on a small level. But their refusal to (even slightly) embrace the traditional Agatha Christie novel and the essence of what made her works great doomed this clunker. See more Ted B @Movieaddicted 01/04/2024 3.5 Stars. Overall, the movie was somewhat slow and purposefully dark. The ending was good Agatha Christie style. John malkovich gave a good performance. But, i'm sorry. There is only one Poirot, and that is David Sushet. See more Trudi B @RT72820488 06/30/2023 Mr. Malkovich is miscast. He attempt at Hercule's accent, demeanor, pompisity is lacking. The beard and mustache are all wrong. The director's pace is slow without any surprises. The dreary optics are uninviting. Why is everything grey and black? Whose idea was it to take an energetic sarcastic intellectual and turn him into such an old boring man. I doubt Poirot would have been this dull in old age. See more 07/16/2021 Having recently read the book this is based on, I found many of the changes to be both unnecessary and, just, bad (esp. how they changed Rose's circumstances), like the writer or director or whoever desperately wanted to be edgy and "real." This is a take on Poirot that loses all his charm in favor of a darker, grittier, less mustachioed , sadder re-boot, which felt unnecessary. I do think people unfamiliar with Poirot might like this, however, as a slow, methodical crime series. See more 02/11/2021 Whatever it is, it isn't Agatha Christie and it isn't Poirot. See more Read all reviews

Agatha Christie's The ABC Murders — Miniseries

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