Murder Is Easy
- Episode aired Jul 12, 2009
- TV-PG
- 1h 33m
A village is plagued by a spate of seemingly accidental deaths, but Miss Marple is convinced a more sinister hand is involved when a villager on her way to Scotland Yard is conveniently disp... Read allA village is plagued by a spate of seemingly accidental deaths, but Miss Marple is convinced a more sinister hand is involved when a villager on her way to Scotland Yard is conveniently dispatched.A village is plagued by a spate of seemingly accidental deaths, but Miss Marple is convinced a more sinister hand is involved when a villager on her way to Scotland Yard is conveniently dispatched.
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- TriviaThe original 1939 novel has Luke Fitzwilliam as the chief investigator and does not feature Miss Marple at all.
- GoofsAt the beginning, Miss Marple arrives in town with one suitcase. And the end she is leaving with two.
- Quotes
Miss Marple: I met Lavinia Pinkerton for the first time on the day she died. I believe she may have been murdered.
Luke Fitzwilliam: [adopts a skeptical expression] You don't *look* batty.
Miss Marple: Thank you, Mister Fitzwilliam.
Luke Fitzwilliam: Though appearances can be deceptive.
- ConnectionsVersion of Murder Is Easy (1982)
As for the story, I was shocked. If anyone saw butchery that is Poirot: Halloween Party (very good film, butchery as in many dead, not as in destroying the story), then you'd have an idea of what I wanna say. Usually there are 1-3 dead bodies per episode, and usually we wait for one third of the episode to pass before the murder is committed. Not here! So, in the opening sequence a murder victim has been buried, at her funeral another person is killed and by the ten minutes of the film we have four deaths. And lets say that's not all. Plus some cold cases that are connected.
It really adds suspense. Just like Hallowe'en Party, I have a feeling that if a director wanted to make a horror film, it could have been done with some very slight changes of perspective. You always have the feeling someone's gonna die. And usually they do. And the person or persons who did it all is completely different personality than you're used to as well.
Cast is excellent (like in all Marple/Poirot movies). I knew many of them: Benedict Cumberbatch from The Atonement, Sylvia Syms from The Queen, Lyndsey Marshal from Poirot: Cards on the Table, Shirley Henderson from Harry Potter and Anna Chancellor from Hitchhiker's Guide Through the Galaxy. Also, my new discovery was Margo Stilley, who is just too beautiful. Everyone did their best, so it was very nice seeing them in different roles.
As for those who say the movie has to be identical to the book, and that therefor this isn't Agatha Christie, I say: It says: BASED UPON, not literally copied. I loved all the books, but I also loved all the changes so far. Some of them are also modernizing it a bit, like opening some subjects that exist (and existed back then too), but were too much of a taboo for that time. I'm sure Agatha wouldn't mind people changing it a bit from time to time. This one is not an exception, it turned out just great.
If you love mysteries and/or horror, recommendation to see.
- EdwardNashtonReeves
- Oct 14, 2011
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- Agatha Christie Marple: Murder Is Easy
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- Southgate Underground Station, Southgate Circus, Southgate, London, England, UK(Lavinia Pinkerton falls down the escalator)
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- Runtime1 hour 33 minutes
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