First of all, I think I have seen every adaptation of my favorite Agatha Christie book - from the 1945 version with wonderful Barry Fitzgerald playing the Judge to the 1974 Italian made version with Orson Welles voicing Owens to the 1987 Russian version directed by Stanislav Govorukhin. And then some.
This is by far the worst - in my opinion. Though I do seem to be in the minority from other reviews and high ratings. I respect each opinion.
It is okay to adapt, but first the pace is excruciatingly slow the nuances are not kept as subtle as in the book. Then the casting is really bad - especially the lead characters. Maeve Dermody is very unlikable as a perpetually-upset, moody and paranoid character - which she is not in the book. Also Aidan Turner and Miranda Richardson are miscasts. Sir Charles Dance, Sam Neill and Toby Stephens are the only believable characters, who lend some credibility to their roles.
Visually also the film lacks authenticity. I believe they used a lot of CGI for the island and seems they lost the perspectives and proportions. The island looks so small in certain scenes and then so large in others. The house architecture is so out of place for early 20th century.
With the advances in Visual technology, I was hoping for a new take on the story - at least visually. I was quite disappointed. Anyways since I am a fan of the story, I did give it four stars.
This is by far the worst - in my opinion. Though I do seem to be in the minority from other reviews and high ratings. I respect each opinion.
It is okay to adapt, but first the pace is excruciatingly slow the nuances are not kept as subtle as in the book. Then the casting is really bad - especially the lead characters. Maeve Dermody is very unlikable as a perpetually-upset, moody and paranoid character - which she is not in the book. Also Aidan Turner and Miranda Richardson are miscasts. Sir Charles Dance, Sam Neill and Toby Stephens are the only believable characters, who lend some credibility to their roles.
Visually also the film lacks authenticity. I believe they used a lot of CGI for the island and seems they lost the perspectives and proportions. The island looks so small in certain scenes and then so large in others. The house architecture is so out of place for early 20th century.
With the advances in Visual technology, I was hoping for a new take on the story - at least visually. I was quite disappointed. Anyways since I am a fan of the story, I did give it four stars.