Death On The Nile

20th Century Studios

I've always loved a good mystery. I discovered the Agatha Christie mysteries as a child when I saw my first Miss Marple, The Body in the Library, on PBS. And when the Hercule Poirot mysteries joined the lineup, I was hooked. I've enjoyed the many different incarnations of the characters over the years, from Joan Hickson to Geraldine McEwan and Julia McKenzie as Miss Marple, even Angela Lansbury once played the spinster sleuth, but Poirot was always David Suchet. 

As such, I wasn't too certain I would enjoy Kenneth Branagh's turn as the Belgian detective, but I was in for an unexpected delight. Murder on the Orient Express is a classic Agatha Christie story and it was an excellent introduction for Branagh's Poirot. While the story s quite sad, the acting was fantastic and the cast was absolutely stellar.

Branagh's latest Poirot tale is Death on the Nile. The cast is once again amazing, so it should be quite the film.

Here's the official synopsis from 20th Century Studios:

Belgian sleuth Hercule Poirot’s Egyptian vacation aboard a glamorous river steamer turns into a terrifying search for a murderer when a picture-perfect couple’s idyllic honeymoon is tragically cut short. Set against an epic landscape of sweeping desert vistas and the majestic Giza pyramids, this dramatic tale of love gone wrong features a cosmopolitan group of impeccably dressed travelers and enough wicked twists and turns to leave audiences guessing until the final, shocking denouement.

Death on the Nile arrives in theaters on February 11.