“We’re closed, mate.”

From Death on the Nile.

The rich and gorgeous Linnet Ridgeway (Gal Gadot) is thrilled to reconnect with her best friend, Jacqueline (Emma Mackey), who arrives with both the news that she’s engaged to Simon Doyle (Armie Hammer) and the request that Linnet give Simon a job. Linnet is happy to help her friend, however, she falls in love with Simon and the two are soon engaged. Taking a vacation from his work, detective Hercule Poirot (Kenneth Branagh) finds himself in Egypt, witnessing the fringes of Linnet’s whirlwind romance. When Poirot runs into his friend, Bouc (Tom Bateman), the pleasant surprise is only made better when Bouc invites Poirot to join the wedding celebration of his family friend, Linnet. Also included in the celebration is Linnet’s maid Louise (Rose Leslie), Linnet’s godmother Miss Van Schuyler (Jennifer Saunders) and her nurse Bowers (Dawn French), Bouc’s disapproving-of-everything mother Euphemia (Annette Bening), jazz singer Mrs. Otterbourne (Sophie Okonedo) and her savvy niece Rosalie (Letitia Wright), Linnet’s former fiance Dr. Bessner (Russell Brand), and Linnet’s financial manager Andrew (Ali Fazal). When Jacqueline shows up at the same hotel, Poirot notices the tension between the newlyweds and the scorned woman, but only when Linnet asks him to convince Jacqueline to stop following them does Poirot realize the volatile mess everything has become. Unwilling to stop tormenting the newlyweds, Jacqueline tells Poirot that she has no intention of stopping. In an attempt to escape Jacqueline, the Doyles secretly board a boat with Poirot and their other guests to travel along the Nile, but Jacqueline somehow is able to follow them and board the boat a few days later. As their journey progresses, things settle around Linnet and Simon, but when a dangerous accident kicks off a terrifying situation for Linnet, Poirot finds himself pulled in to investigate a growing number of murders with lying suspects at every turn.

This newest big screen adaptation of Agatha Christie’s iconic who-dun-it mystery is a captivating ride, for both fans and those unfamiliar with the story. Branagh’s second portrayal of the famous literary detective is engaging, leading the impressive and talented cast well, despite his character’s tormented dilemma. While several aspects were changed from the book, viewers will find Death on the Nile to be a non-stop mystery with thrilling developments.

| Rated: PG-13 | Running Time: 127 minutes |Genre: mystery/thriller|

||Family Viewing||Cursing: 2 of 10|Nudity: 0 of 10|Sexuality: 1 of 10|Gore: 3 of 10

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