Only then will any enjoyment be guaranteed. See it - but only after you've seen the Lumet original (and preferably read the book). But you don't go corrupting a winning formula. And unlike others here, we thought Molina was good. For that matter, why remake it at all? Dare we speculate? Someone's nephew wanted a chance at screen writing? Someone with clout in a studio decided to back this one? It's not all negative. This insensitive screenwriter seems to not have understood the small masterpiece he was commissioned to update. There was symmetry and symbolism which gave the audience warmth. Why do these people take a winning formula and think they can make a classic like this better? The original had poetry. The acting's OK, the direction is basically OK too (although there are some scenes that just die) but above and beyond anything else it's the screenplay which sends this one to the skip. About the story: actually it's better if you see the Lumet version first (and even read the book) because it's an amazing story and because you'll find the screenwriters for this version have done the unforgivable again. It's better than nothing and the story is of course great. But yes, see it - if you've seen the Lumet original that is.
The Mysterious Affair at Styles opens with the discovery that the elderly Emily Inglethorp, has been poisoned. Made for TV movies rarely match up to made for cinema movies. The Hercule Poirot Collection includes three books by Agatha Christie The Mysterious Affair at Styles, The Murder on the Links, and Poirot Investigates.
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