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  1. A Haunting in Venice movie review (2023)

    "A Haunting in Venice" is the best of Kenneth Branagh's Hercule Poirot movies. It's also one of Branagh's best, period, thanks to the way Branagh and screenwriter Michael Green dismantle and reinvent the source material (Agatha Christie's Hallowe'en Party) to create a relentlessly clever, visually dense "old" movie that uses the latest technology.

  2. A Haunting in Venice

    Sep 22, 2023 Full Review Joe George Sojourners [W]hen Branagh plays up the despair lurking inside Poirot, A Haunting in Venice illustrates the battle between doubt and faith Rated: 3/5 Jul 20 ...

  3. 'A Haunting in Venice' Review: A Whodunit With a Splash of Horror

    Kenneth Branagh as Hercule Poirot in "A Haunting in Venice," his third adaptation of an Agatha Christie story. Disney/20th Century Studios. By Jason Zinoman. Published Sept. 13, 2023 Updated ...

  4. 'A Haunting in Venice' review: This Agatha Christie murder ...

    Walt Disney Co./Courtesy Everett Collection. You can always count on Agatha Christie for a surprise, and the big twist in A Haunting in Venice is that it's actually a pretty terrific movie. I say ...

  5. 'A Haunting in Venice' Review: Kenneth Branagh's New Agatha Christie

    September 9, 2023 4:00pm. Kenneth Branagh as Hercule Poirot in 'A Haunting in Venice' Courtesy of 20th Century Studios. Like Agatha Christie herself, Kenneth Branagh found a reliable formula for ...

  6. A Haunting in Venice (2023)

    A Haunting in Venice: Directed by Kenneth Branagh. With Kenneth Branagh, Dylan Corbett-Bader, Amir El-Masry, Riccardo Scamarcio. In post-World War II Venice, Poirot, now retired and living in his own exile, reluctantly attends a seance. But when one of the guests is murdered, it is up to the former detective to once again uncover the killer.

  7. A Haunting in Venice

    Full Review | Original Score: 74/100 | Nov 19, 2023. As a review, this film feels like a detective film from days past, younger audiences might want more, but those who enjoy a slow reveal will ...

  8. A Haunting in Venice review: Kenneth Branagh's best Poirot film yet

    Kenneth Branagh as Hercule Poirot in 'A Haunting in Venice'. Courtesy of 20th Century Studios. When an old acquaintance, mystery novelist Ariadne Oliver (), visits Poirot, she invites him to ...

  9. 'A Haunting in Venice' review: Branagh's latest goes gothic

    By Justin Chang Film Critic. Sept. 14, 2023 12:25 PM PT. Early on in Kenneth Branagh's delectably creepy "A Haunting in Venice," as gondolas cut through waterways and the sun sets on one of ...

  10. A Haunting in Venice

    Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards. • 1 Win & 1 Nomination. In post-World War II Venice, Hercule Poirot (Kenneth Branagh), now retired and living in self-imposed exile, reluctantly attends a seance at a decaying, haunted palazzo. When one of the guests is murdered, the former detective is thrust into a sinister world of shadows and secrets.

  11. A Haunting In Venice Review

    15 Sep 2023. Original Title: A Haunting In Venice. Both the selling-point and the limitation of the Poirot films is that you know exactly what you're getting. The time-period and the tone are so ...

  12. A Haunting in Venice Movie Review

    It's less exotic and edgier, more haunted; it's a tense, thoughtful, and satisfying mystery. Murder on the Orient Express had a fluid use of space aboard a cramped, moving train, while Death on the Nile used bright, open spaces. A Haunting in Venice, which is mainly set indoors, during a storm, and in the late hours of Halloween night -- when ...

  13. A Haunting in Venice Review

    An off-kilter horror-comedy told with breakneck momentum, A Haunting in Venice is a wild stylistic departure from Kenneth Branagh's previous Poirot mysteries. However, it continues the series ...

  14. 'A Haunting in Venice' Review: Kenneth Branagh's New Agatha Christie

    So Branagh got creative for his third film, taking Christie's Gothic-tinged mystery "Hallowe'en Party" and moving the setting from England to Italy to make " A Haunting in Venice .". A ...

  15. A Haunting in Venice

    Hercule Poirot's little gray cells have served him well. But by 1947, they deserve a break. And so does Poirot. The great detective is finished with murder, done with death. He's turned his ever-orderly mind to more gentle pursuits in Venice: measuring marketplace eggs to the millimeter for his breakfast.

  16. Movie Review: Kenneth Branagh's 'A Haunting in Venice'

    Movie Review: In 'A Haunting in Venice,' Kenneth Branagh plays Hercule Poirot in a loose adaptation of Agatha Christie's 1969 mystery novel 'Hallowe'en Party.' Michelle Yeoh, Tina Fey ...

  17. Movie Review: Kenneth Branagh crafts a sumptuously spooky 'A Haunting

    But it's always a pleasant surprise when it works as "A Haunting in Venice" very much does. ___ "A Haunting in Venice," a 20th Century Studios release in theaters Friday, is rated PG-13 by the Motion Picture Association for "some strong violence, disturbing images and thematic elements." Running time: 107 minutes. Three stars out ...

  18. "A Haunting in Venice" and "El Conde," Reviewed

    Anthony Lane reviews "A Haunting in Venice," the third of Kenneth Branagh's star-studded Hercule Poirot movies, loosely adapted from Agatha Christie, and Pablo Larraín's "El Conde," a ...

  19. 'A Haunting in Venice' Review

    The Big Picture. A Haunting in Venice is part of a series of detective movies directed by Kenneth Branagh and is marketed as a horror film despite not being particularly scary. The film tries out ...

  20. A Haunting in Venice Review

    A Haunting in Venice is a production of Kinberg Genre, The Mark Gordon Company, TSG Entertainment, Scott Free Productions, and Agatha Christie Limited. It will have a September 15th theatrical ...

  21. A Haunting in Venice

    A Haunting in Venice is a 2023 American mystery film produced and directed by Kenneth Branagh from a screenplay by Michael Green, loosely based on the 1969 Agatha Christie novel Hallowe'en Party.It serves as a sequel to Death on the Nile (2022) and is the third film in which Branagh stars as the Belgian detective Hercule Poirot. [5] The ensemble cast includes Kyle Allen, Camille Cottin, Jamie ...

  22. A Haunting in Venice

    Chris Stuckmann reviews A Haunting in Venice, starring Kenneth Branagh, Tina Fey, Jamie Dornan, Michelle Yeoh, Kelly Reilly. Directed by Kenneth Branagh.

  23. A Haunting in Venice (2023) Movie Reviews

    Ryan's World the Movie: Hero Bundle Get two tickets, a mystery toy, and more! Ticket and a Tee pack! Get a ticket and a Team USA Minions T-Shirt! ... A Haunting in Venice (2023) Critic Reviews and Ratings Powered by Rotten Tomatoes Rate Movie. Close Audience Score. The percentage of users who made a verified movie ticket purchase and rated this ...

  24. 10 Amazing Detective Movies That Are Based on Books

    That is, until the release of A Haunting in Venice, loosely based on Christie's 1969 novel Hallowe'en Party. On Halloween night, Poirot is invited to a séance by crime writer Ariadne Oliver, who ...

  25. Kenneth Branagh's Upcoming Psychological Thriller Sounds Much Better

    Kenneth Branagh's next psychological thriller film already seems much better than a continuation of his murder mystery Hercule Poirot franchise.Kenneth Branagh is best known for his work in front of the camera, as he's starred in some major movies like Henry V and the Hercule Poirot franchise. He's also had a wildly successful career behind the camera, though, as he directed all the Hercule ...

  26. Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (2024)

    Beetlejuice Beetlejuice: Directed by Tim Burton. With Jenna Ortega, Michael Keaton, Monica Bellucci, Winona Ryder. After a family tragedy, three generations of the Deetz family return home to Winter River. Still haunted by Beetlejuice, Lydia's life is turned upside down when her teenage daughter, Astrid, accidentally opens the portal to the Afterlife.

  27. New Kenneth Branagh Movie With Jodie Comer Casts Patricia Arquette & 6 More

    Movie Features; Movie Reviews; Open menu TV. TV News; TV Features; TV Reviews; Open menu Games. ... and 2023's A Haunting in Venice — in addition to 1994's Mary Shelley's Frankenstein ...

  28. Chris Evans Speaks Out About His Cameo in 'Deadpool & Wolverine'

    By now, you've likely heard about the star-studded cameos in Deadpool & Wolverine.(If you haven't seen the movie yet, there are spoilers ahead!) Jennifer Garner, Wesley Snipes, Henry Cavill, and more superstars join Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman in the Marvel movie, which is approaching the $1 billion mark at the box office.. One cameo in particular is making waves.

  29. 5 new to Max movies to stream now with 85% or higher on Rotten Tomatoes

    Alec Baldwin and Geena Davis play Adam and Barbara Maitland, a recently deceased couple forced to spend the next 125 years haunting their country home in Winter River, Connecticut.

  30. Kevin Costner's 'Horizon 2' gets Venice premiere after ...

    Kevin Costner's epic western film "Horizon" has been a disaster — but, even though its US release got scrapped, "Horizon: An American Saga — Chapter Two" is getting a world premiere ...