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Dec 22, 2017 · Yet, there’s another adaptation of a Christie novel that has snuck in under the wire before the end of the year: “Crooked House,” a drawing room mystery set in an enormous estate owned by a brutish, recently deceased patriarch.
Dec 22, 2017 · Agatha Christie fans may find enough intrigue to hold their attention while a capable cast gives their all, but there's no escaping the gaudy pitfalls of this Crooked House. Read Critics...
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- Gilles Paquet-Brenner
- PG-13
- Glenn Close
Dec 8, 2017 · Film Review: ‘Crooked House’. Stylish direction and a deliciously wicked ensemble make good on Agatha Christie's most twisted mystery. By Peter Debruge. Courtesy of Sony Pictures.
Nov 21, 2017 · Crooked House: Directed by Gilles Paquet-Brenner. With Max Irons, Stefanie Martini, Glenn Close, Honor Kneafsey. In Agatha Christie's most twisted tale, a spy-turned-private-detective is lured by his former lover to catch her grandfather's murderer before Scotland Yard exposes dark family secrets.
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- Crime, Drama, Mystery
- Gilles Paquet-Brenner
- 2017-11-21
Dec 21, 2017 · The premise of the murder mystery “Crooked House” is old school: A much-loathed patriarch is sent to his grave, and a houseful of resentful, back-stabbing kinfolk are under suspicion.
- Gilles Paquet-Brenner
Crooked House is a 2017 mystery film directed by Gilles Paquet-Brenner, based on Agatha Christie’s 1949 novel of the same name. The film stars Max Irons, Terence Stamp, Glenn Close, Gillian Anderson, and Stefanie Martini. Principal photography began in September 2016, and the film aired in the UK on Channel 5 on 17 December 2017.
There are positives with 'Crooked House' conversely. Apart from some sloppy editing at times, it looks wonderful. Very elegant and atmospheric, with deliciously evocative attention to period detail and sumptuous photography. The music is haunting and jaunty if occasionally a little intrusive.
8.0/10 (1522 reviews)
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