Agatha Christie: Poirot - Season 13 (2013) (season)
Directed by:
John StricklandScreenplay:
Nick DearCinematography:
Gavin FinneyComposer:
Christian HensonCast:
David Suchet, Adrian Lukis, Annabel Mullion, Zoë Wanamaker, Greta Scacchi, Iain Glen, Vincent Regan, Alexandra Dowling, Vanessa Kirby, Caroline Blakiston (more)VOD (2)
Plots(1)
After the gruesome murder of an elderly psychiatrist, Poirot finds himself crossing cases with his old friend, the crime writer Ariadne Oliver. They both delve into the past to uncover the truth behind two mysterious deaths years ago which are inspiring the vengeful present-day killer whom Poirot is hunting. (iTunes)
Reviews (3)
More shaky filming and strange angles, less tidy beauty... you can feel that the creators want to bring Poirot closer to the current audience, for whom the fragrant Biedermeier of the older series is already a bit de mode. The plot is quite predictable by Christie's standards and is not overflowing with emotions. I would rather call it a standard collection item. [75%]
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Seeing new episodes of Poirot years later is like meeting an old friend who never tires and never disappoints. I hadn't read the source material for this film, so the story kept pleasantly surprising me. Everything was in place - a great atmosphere, David Suchet (understandably) excellent, the lovely Zoë Wanamaker as his equal partner... I suspect this farewell to the Belgian master detective is going to be a big one.
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Here it is beautifully visible how it is possible to focus on two different cases and eventually find out that Poirot and Oliver are actually solving one and the same case, which is just very complicated, even though the solution is actually quite simple and the viewer manages to uncover it quite early on. Therefore, relatively early within the series. However, this does not take away from the quality.
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