Written by James M. Tate / 4/22/2017 / No comments / eighties , franchise , james mason , maggie smith , mystery , peter ustinov , sequel
FOURTH CHRISTIE MYSTERY: EVIL UNDER THE SUN
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Part of the Opening Credit Paintings YEAR: 1982 |
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Diana Rigg's character probably fearing Emily Hone will soon surpass her |
While Albert Finney is one of the all-time great actors, in MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS he seems to be doing an imitation of an imitation with a performance hindered by a cake of makeup and a phony (looking, anyway) mustache. Peter Ustinov is the best theatrical Perot because he doesn't seem to be acting at all. His quirkiness fits like a glove, and he's intense and affably endearing: Set in an island paradise, EVIL is a sort of Busman's Holiday for the Frenchman, and the actors surrounding are a perfectly odd lot including Maggie Smith, Roddy McDowell, Sylvia Miles, slowburn and meticulous teenage newcomer Emily Hone and the legendary James Mason. Like in NILE, there's a good looking younger couple, and the man, played by Nicholas Clay, is not only prettier than his girlfriend, but Diana Rigg, as the pivotal Arlena — a stage actress who may or may not agree to star in a production, is... well... it's very tricky writing a review of a Mystery film since just about anything can be a spoiler...
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A patriotic cannon blasts daily at high noon SCORE: **** |
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