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Acting is good. Main actress walks a bit funny, but perhaps that's just me. She is good though. I like her. But this is Agatha Christie. Her novels are for children if we are honest. Predictable. Simple. Obvious. So, the story is over simplified and a bit childish. Acting is good. Scenery is great. Locations and camerawork is really good. I liked the London overview of the crossing with 7 streets and the woods overview with 7 paths. A nice contrast. Sad that the lighting in those shorts doesn't match the rest of the connecting scenes. Please stop with the Agatha Christie novels as scripts for movies and series. There are much better stories out there!

This is a clever, polished update of an Agatha Christie book with a charismatic cast, plentiful humor and a real sense of adventure. I hope they turn this into a franchise.

Not worth the time to watch. Despite having a very good cast, the film itself is supremely lacking, honestly an abysmal attempt at an Agatha Christie. Not to even mention how obvious it was who the murderer was by the second episode. I'd watch any of the various Poirot films over this any day of the week.

This was a diverting 3 hours. Enjoyed visiting 1920's England, I thought the London CGI scenes were quite well done. Martin Freeman and Helena Bonham-Carter were excellent, as always. In fact I could easily watch a mystery series with Martin Freeman and the 7 dials society. I had mixed feelings about the main female lead, played by Mia McKenna-Bruce. I thought she was feisty and played the part with the right touch of fear and playfulness, but at the same time she didn't come across at all like a 1920's aristocrat. Her accent kept slipping and she used modern vernacular too often. The actress is only 5 foot tall, so everyone towered over her in every scene, it was a bit weird watching everyone hitting on someone who basically looks like a 13 year old.

O livro com certeza deve ser melhor, a Netflix facilitou e enxugou os elementos pro seu público, tornando óbvio, cartunesco e didático. Consegue prender por ser curtinha, aliás, se fosse pra ser assim, o formato em filme ficaria bem mais adequado ao material.

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This Christie mystery starts with a fancy party at a luxurious country estate in 1925. Once the inevitable murder occurs, it’s up to the disappointed daughter (Mia McKenna-Bruce) to investigate the loss of her love. This leads to a plot that meanders without much interesting happening. Usually, Christie stories include a few eccentric characters, but the only one here is the mother (Helena Bonham Carter who’s delightfully bored and blasé). Martin Freeman shows up to provide a few moments of mild personality and McKenna-Bruce is assured, but not especially charming. The potential for stylish production design and clever dialogue is lacking and the final episode spends too much time explaining everything. This is a disappointing adaptation of the author’s work that should be called “Seven Dulls.” (3 one-hour eps)

Not the best rendition of Christie's work. And the variation from the original is eye-rolling.

Decent story if slow-moving. Twisty enough to entertain, but different from the original to irritate Christie diehards...

This was overly long and quite frankly unbelievable. It was a taught mystery in the book that would have been a great 90 minute movie, but it was overstuffed with non necessary side plots that impacted pacing. I really wanted to like this Agatha Christie installment, but it was not up to the standards of previous adaptations.

The new adaptation of Agatha Christie's novel leaves much to be desired. Despite a functional performance from Mia McKenna-Bruce, the story and pacing don't do her justice. Three episodes result in unnecessary length and a fair amount of filler, and then everything is quickly resolved at the end. Forgettable characters and an attempt to emulate the dynamic of 'Knives Out mak'e this series dull and unoriginal in its execution.

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Rule of Thumb: Don't try to make a 3-hour series from 90 minutes worth of material. You do a disservice to both cast & audience. And if you're the writer, write things for your lead character to say and do. Don't leave her furrowing her brow in endless close-ups, pondering what has occurred. And when you have two actors like HBC and Martin Freeman, use them. Freeman, in particular, lights up every scene he's in, but he's underused.

Barely watchable - the plot moves at a snail's pace and doesn't deserve its runtime. The plot has a sorta satisfying conclusion at the end, but it's nothing earth ****. It doesn't deserve Agatha Christie's name associated with it - I can't imagine that her novel is this simplistic. You can do much better.

A great production. I binged it, and enjoyed it very much. Not a fan of the twist at all, but the overall experience was very fun.

To be honest, I had my doubts during the first act of the series. The pacing starts off quite slow, almost testing the viewer’s patience by keeping the core mystery at a distance. However, as the episodes progress, you realize this was a calculated build-up. The tempo rises steadily, culminating in a final episode that provides all the answers while completely immersing you in its **** real triumph of this adaptation lies in its plot twists. They aren’t forced or added for mere shock value; they are seamlessly woven into the narrative, making the "jaw-dropping" moments feel both surprising and earned. I found myself genuinely stunned by the direction the story took in its final **** the acting front, Mia McKenna-Bruce is the absolute standout. She proves here that she is undoubtedly on her way to becoming one of the leading powerhouses of her generation. Her portrayal of Bundle is electric and carries the show’s energy. Of course, having veterans like Martin Freeman and Helena Bonham Carter in the cast adds a layer of prestige; they command the screen with their usual brilliance, even in the quieter moments.Visually, the production is flawless. The costume design and the 1920s period aesthetic are handled with great care, creating a world that feels both lavish and authentic. If you can push through the initial slow start, you’ll be rewarded with a clever, stylish, and ultimately very satisfying mystery.