Death on the Nile
Directed by Kenneth Branagh
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- Kevin WardJuly 14, 2025I liked this quite a bit more than Branagh’s Murder On The Orient Express. Thought the visuals and setting were stunning in most instances even if there were a handful of moments where the green screen CGI obvious. My biggest gripe with MOTOE was that the solution for the crime seemed to come out of nowhere, nearly impossible for a viewer to solve by simply watching the film. Death On The Nile definitely corrects that issue that I had, but Branagh may have over corrected slightly. While the “who” was fairly obvious very early in the film (before the murder even occurs), I did feel like the “how” was a decent mystery, that could have been solved by an astute viewer (Not me). Fun movie, though, and I’m up for Branagh adapting more if he continues to refine the mystery element.
- ርልዪረFebruary 3, 2025I am a big fan of "Murder on the Orient Express", and of some of Kenneth Branagh's work in general. "Death on the Nile" gets off to a very slow and uninteresting start, but picks up pace with incredible speed once the first murder is committed. From there, the film barrels from one suspect to the next, while Hercule Poirot (Also Kenneth Branagh) is absolutely dazzling. Gal Gadot, Emma Mackey and Tom Bateman were also brilliant. From approximately the one hour mark, the suspense blows through the roof, and you are truly glued to the screen. I was absolutely entranced within the story and the revealing of various hidden plotlines was extremely satisfying. The next hour passed in what felt like a few minutes. There are also some excellent establishing shots and great costume design. The visual thematic of this film are really well done. However, this isn't a film for a deep murder mystery "analysis". It's aim was to catapult audiences to Poirot's world, slam them with a very curious and unravelling mystery, and expose hidden layers towards the solution of the mystery, and it certainly achieved that. I don't believe a second viewing will uncover any more plot points, or a "deeper mystery" as such. Overall, Death on the Nile is definitely worth a watch, and is a very worthy competitor to it's predecessor.
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Death on the Nile was released on February 9, 2022.
Death on the Nile was directed by Kenneth Branagh.
Death on the Nile has a runtime of 2h 7m.
Death on the Nile was produced by Judy Hofflund, Kevin J. Walsh, Ridley Scott, Kenneth Branagh.
Belgian sleuth Hercule Poirot's Egyptian vacation aboard a glamorous river steamer turns into a terrifying search for a murderer when a picture-perfect couple's idyllic honeymoon is tragically cut short.
The key characters in Death on the Nile are Hercule Poirot (Kenneth Branagh), Bouc (Tom Bateman), Euphemia Bouc (Annette Bening).
Death on the Nile is rated PG-13.
Death on the Nile is a Crime, Drama, Mystery film.
Death on the Nile has an audience rating of 8.2 out of 10.
Death on the Nile had a budget of $90M.
Death on the Nile has made $137.3M at the box office.