"Death in the Clouds" is another superb film of Agatha Christie's Hercule Poirot. As always, in this long series of films and TV shows, David Suchet is in top form. In this story, Poirot is joined by Chief Inspector Japp. After flying back to England from Paris, Poirot must solve a murder that happened right under his nose. Madame Giselle was murdered on the plane as Poirot dozed.
Poirot and Japp fly back and forth a couple times in this stickler of a mystery. Not until the very end is it clear "who dunnit." This is an intriguing mystery with a number of detours that come up almost as red herrings.
Poirot is afraid of flying and grimaces when he looks out the window of the plane. He closes his eyes for takeoff, and puts some sort of body wrap around himself. The French police get involved in unraveling this mystery. But, the super sleuth and police are too late to prevent a second murder.
A couple of humorous situations occur in this film. When Japp works with the French police, he takes over Inspector Fournier's office. Before a return flight to Paris, Japp joins Poirot for breakfast. The waiter asks for his order and Japp, rubbing his hands together, says cheerily, "Full English, please." Poirot's smile fades and he looks down. Will he never be able to get Japp to try real cuisine? This is always good for a chuckle.