dimandreas

Watch it ONLY if you haven't read the book or if you hate Agatha Christie.

The Big Four is a collection of short stories, some of which are closer to Edgar Wallace than to Agatha Christie. Master criminals trying for world domination etc etc. All in all, a very minor Christie. The movie is nothing like the original book, apart from the title, the names of the protagonists and some other odds and ends. The basic idea of the movie is completely different.Is that bad? Well.in this particular case, I would say no. It would probably be impossible to make a good film of the original short stories, so this end result is more or less fine. So long as you realize and accept the fact that we are talking of a completely different concept than the original. As usual the production is excellent and it is great to see some of the old favorites resurfacing.