Death on the Nile

2022

Crime / Drama / Mystery

227
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Certified Fresh 62%
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 82%
IMDb Rating 6.3 10 139516

Plot summary



March 30, 2022 at 08:40 PM

Director

Kenneth Branagh

Top cast

Armie Hammer as Simon Doyle
Rose Leslie as Louise Bourget
Gal Gadot as Linnet Ridgeway
Kenneth Branagh as Hercule Poirot
720p.BLU 1080p.BLU 2160p.WEB
1.14 GB
1280*534
English 2.0
PG-13
23.976 fps
2 hr 6 min
P/S 20 / 516
2.34 GB
1920*800
English 5.1
PG-13
23.976 fps
2 hr 6 min
P/S 31 / 852
5.71 GB
3840*1600
English 5.1
PG-13
23.976 fps
2 hr 6 min
P/S 8 / 69

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by imseeg 4 / 10

Below average acting performances is one of it's weakest parts. And it's getting quite tedious. Better skip the first hour. Nothing happens.

They tried, yes, they did, but what's most annoying about this movie is the below average acting performances. French and Dawn's appearance (not funny) dont make things any better. There are lots of silly accents and lots of scenes with over acting. Annoying.

More bad:the utter tediousness of this story. It lasts a whopping 2 hours and a bit and this story only starts going after an entire hour. And even then it's quite tedious to watch.

No humor. (not my kind) No suspense. Really none at all. What's left? An average detective, really below average...

The story: lots of folks travel on a cruiseboat. Someone dies. Who did it?

Reviewed by grantss 4 / 10

Once again Branagh opts for style over substance

Hercule Piorot is holidaying in Egypt when he is invited aboard a cruise down the Nile. The host is the extremely wealthy, recently married, heiress Linnet Ridgeway. The journey is soured by the appearance of Jacqueline de Bellefort, the ex-flame of Ridgeway's husband. Ridgeway stole him away from her and she seems intent on extracting some sort of retribution. When Ridgeway is murdered suspicion naturally falls on de Bellefort but she has a cast iron alibi.

I should have known better than to watch this having watched Kenneth Branagh's adaptation of Murder on the Orient Express. Everything about it seemed flat and listless: paint-by-numbers adaptation, minimal intrigue (especially for a murder-drama), subdued, uninspired performances (despite an all-star cast), mindless action scenes.

Where Branagh did dial things up was on the cinematography and effects but even there it falls flat: all the effects just make everything seem fake. You can tell it's being filmed in a studio in front of green screen rather than out in the snow with a real train.

Having watched the excellent 1974 version it was a definite sub-standard effort. It felt like the classic Christie tale had been dumbed-down for modern audiences and substance sacrificed for style.

Murder on the Nile is largely more of the same: weak, dumbed-down adaptation, listless performances, style over substance. The graphics and cinematography at least feel less fake here and are in fact the only positive as they do provide a richness of colour and a vibrance to proceedings.

The screenplay is cringy at times with all the unnecessary add-ons to the novel to accommodate modern viewers. Performances are shrill and irritating. Casting is off: so many dud choices. I assume Branagh only wanted French and Saunders in the film because he's a fan of them as a comedy duo, not because they were ideal for their roles (as they're not).

Similar to how I ended my review of Murder on the Orient Express, watch the excellent 1978 Peter Ustinov version instead. Or watch the relevant episode in the brilliant David Suchet Poirot series. With those already in existence I don't know why this film was made.

Reviewed by Calicodreamin 5 / 10

Mediocre

First off, great cast and amazing acting, the leads had chemistry and the emotions felt authentic. However, the score and cinematography were mediocre borderline poor. It was painfully obvious that every set was green screen. The score left too many dead moments. Also, what was with that very weird Gadot as Cleopatra moment?!

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85 Comments

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wimvincken August 04, 2022 at 11:34 am

Great movie. Almost like the book. Great work.

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AP_CHIN July 16, 2022 at 03:08 am

Honestly it's not bad it's just strange....

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Frank_Chen July 15, 2022 at 04:33 am

It's too bad to compare with the 1978 version.

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nesbit_x June 17, 2022 at 07:43 am

its amazing

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papaja May 02, 2022 at 09:02 pm

A diverse, woke, blm, lesbos parody on a movie - if you are not expecting Christie, Poirot or Egypt, get wokely cleansed

nikotaro profile
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nikotaro April 30, 2022 at 11:32 pm

Something new....this is not boring... You must watch this.... ????

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drepablo April 25, 2022 at 04:51 pm

This is a great movie 10/10

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Heroc April 22, 2022 at 07:30 pm

Movie is as wonderful as the original one, but with this one it is visually pleasing. Great copy and thank you, FREEMAN.

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vinstalk April 11, 2022 at 10:45 am

Boring. Too predictable. I patiently finish the movie hoping it has a twist in the end but nothing, i just got disappointed.

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mrjackjkj0333 April 11, 2022 at 09:46 am

It’s enjoyable

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Awuah_Prince April 10, 2022 at 10:23 pm

Wat a movie... thanks mr Freeman ??... I give it 7/10

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egofizzo April 08, 2022 at 05:09 pm

Very interesting movie!

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TheChris April 08, 2022 at 07:33 am

Cinematography was nice but the casting su*ked. It's some clusterf*ck of overprivileged matriarchal bullsh*t.

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dtsxpro April 08, 2022 at 02:18 am

Dear YTS team, An idea for future 4K releases would be using the EAC DD5.1 Atmos track (max 768kb/s) that comes with a lot new web releases when available, since its barely twice the size as your AAC track. Cheers

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ahmedhosny91 April 05, 2022 at 04:29 pm

disgusting

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Misty001 April 05, 2022 at 09:50 am

Great movie did not enjoy the two dark woman

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DanishZafar April 04, 2022 at 10:57 pm

this movie will drag you to boredom. sad to see a collection of such good actors in this poorly written movie.

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VFimovies April 04, 2022 at 04:27 pm

Anyone else getting a 'glitchy' file with the 1080p version?

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praveen_bhawantha April 04, 2022 at 04:49 am

GoHomeGota

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willprogresivo April 03, 2022 at 05:35 pm

So predictable. As soon as the murder happebsz you KNOW who did it.

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sailormoon27 April 03, 2022 at 02:17 pm

thanks freeman.. :)

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ROG_777 April 03, 2022 at 10:28 am

Sonic the hedhog and Uncharted PLEASE FREEMAN

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Mushlofi April 02, 2022 at 08:30 pm

Tak bayar, banyak bunyi pulak

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quarton April 02, 2022 at 02:12 pm

Very bad movie! Nothing to do with the Agatha Christie abiance. K. Branagh speakes french with an obvious english accent. Who can imagine Poirrot having a physical action like running or shooting? Avoid, please!

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error404face April 01, 2022 at 08:13 am

was good, but the plot is very noticeable from the start, SPOILERS---- the classic lovers who fake a break up then try to get rich by killing the new wife

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zorg2 March 31, 2022 at 08:10 am

Been waiting for this. thanks FREEMAN - appreciate.

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rct66 March 31, 2022 at 02:19 am

Thanks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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teefes March 30, 2022 at 09:59 pm

this was a great movie although I had not watched the original, so there is nothing against which to compare. I think the acting was spot on, and I particularly loved Okonedo's character. She really embodied the roaring 20's Black jazz musician.

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iMystery March 30, 2022 at 09:56 pm

yo the trailer stunned me lol. w.t.f.

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rog107 March 30, 2022 at 07:15 pm

Couldn't get past the awful accent and therefore couldn't hear the plot well enough. Gave up watching.