A Haunting in Venice
2023
**
Director: Kenneth Branagh
Cast: Kyle Allen, Kenneth Branagh, Camille Cottin, Jamie Dornan, Tina Fey, Jude Hill, Ali Khan, Emma Laird, Kelly Reilly, Riccardo Scamarcio, Michelle Yeoh, Rowan Robinson, Amir El-Masry
Semi-retired detective Hercule Poirot reluctantly attends a séance at a haunted palazzo in Venice, where a young woman took her own life. When one of the guests is mysteriously murdered, Poirot must determine whether the culprit is human or a supernatural being. Following Murder on the Orient Express (2017) and Death on the Nile (2022), Kenneth Branagh's third Agatha Christie adaptation is loosely based on her 1969 novel Hallowe'en Party. It offers less star power than the first two films, but manages to maintain their low quality standard. This is another complex murder mystery with a large cast that plays out in front of my eyes, but, like previously, I am not engaged in the events or invested in the characters for one moment.
