A Haunting in Venice (Released 9/15/23)

They forgot to market this as a Hercule Poirot film. The marketing leaned so heavily into the horror side of it that you would easily forget that it is a mystery film. Hercule Poirot and Benoit Blanc are both great detectives and their films are made with great love and attention to detail. I somehow managed to figure it out at the seance which is the first time everyone is together. It has you guessing throughout and has plenty of jumpscares. I also laughed way too hard from a line that came from a cockatoo. Seeing the mystery unravel and Hercule figuring out how to prove it is not supernatural is fantastic. It used the horror element to its advantage but it was still a proper mystery at the end of the day.

Story - 17%

Characters - 18%

Pacing - 17%

Spectacle - 18%

Entertainment - 18%

Total score: 88%

Grade scale:

90%-100% = must watch

80%-89% = solid, but could be better

70%-79% = Not terrible, watch if the characters or story interests you

60%-69% = only watch for completionist reasons

0%-59% = just skip it, I find the positives and they don't exist here