HoveyHouse

Brilliant film that combines horror cliches, stereotypes, and dramatic effects with a profound commentary on trauma, memory, and denial of loss in the contemporary wasteland of decaying Venice. This is a deceptively deep movie and a memorable performance by Kenneth Branagh, which attacks illusions of mastery and redemption embodied in the character of Poirot with an unflinching look at our helplessness in face of the realities of history.