Poirot joins his assistant Hastings in Acapulco, Mexico, where Hastings is staying. They go to a party at which the other guests include the writer Janet Crisp, the American actor Charles Cartwright, a clergyman called Babbington, Daisy Eastman and her daughter Egg, Dr Strange, and Ricardo Montoya. Babbington dies of poisoning, then Strange is poisoned, too, and Poirot hunts the murderer.
Peter Ustinov as Poirot is sheer delight, he totally dominates each scene, especially in the denouement when all is revealed. He is less comedic than the movie adaptations, but just as sly and sharp. He's accompanied by a stellar cast - the ravishing Emma Samms, Tony Curtis to name a few - in an enjoyable mystery. Though it lacks the scale and sharpness of the Poirot films featuring Ustinov as the Belgium detective, it's still engaging, fun, and its great to see Poirot in the backdrop of the '80's.
Peter Ustinov as Poirot is sheer delight, he totally dominates each scene, especially in the denouement when all is revealed. He is less comedic than the movie adaptations, but just as sly and sharp. He's accompanied by a stellar cast - the ravishing Emma Samms, Tony Curtis to name a few - in an enjoyable mystery. Though it lacks the scale and sharpness of the Poirot films featuring Ustinov as the Belgium detective, it's still engaging, fun, and its great to see Poirot in the backdrop of the '80's.