Now retired and living in self-imposed exile in the world's most glamorous city, Poirot reluctantly attends a seance at a decaying, haunted palazzo. He soons gets thrust into a sinister world of shadows and secrets when one of the guests is murdered.
A Haunting In Venice is the third Agatha Christine adaption (adapted from Hallowe'en Party) directed by Kenneth Branagh, Murder On The Orient Express and Death On The Nile being the other two. While both those movies were solid, I really have to say A Haunting In Venice is the best out of the three.
Kenneth Branagh returns as Hercule Point and like in the previous two movies he does a fantastic job in the role, he doesn't do anything particularly different but given how strong he is in the role that's really not a bad thing. Tina Fey is pretty solid here as well, I was actually a bit surprised of how much she was given to do here which she nailed quite well.
A Haunting In Venice goes for more of a horror theme and the movie succeeds quite well, the movie combines that old haunted house atmosphere with some beautiful shots that give the movie a lot of personality. It really does feel like it came right from the black and white haunted house movie era. Combining the mystery with classic haunted house tropes was also pretty well done, even if there isn't really anything entirely new it's still very well done due to Branagh and his crew's presentation of the film.
A Haunting In Venice does struggle when it comes to the mystery itself as it is very predictable, especially if you are a fan of the mystery film genre. With that said that doesn't stop the film from being incredibly engaging and keeps the viewer busy with the attention to detail on screen. It's a straightforward mystery that doesn't have a whole lot too it but sometimes that's all you really need.
A Haunting In Venice is available in theaters.
7/10 B
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