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The ABC Murders (TV Miniseries)

The ABC Murders

2018

Alex Gabassi

John Malkovich, Tara Fitzgerald, Rupert Grint, Ian Pirie ...

6.1

882

TV Series. Mystery. Thriller TV Miniseries (2018). 3 Episodes. Agatha Christie’s famous detective, Hercule Poirot (John Malkovich) is racing against time to stop serial killer known as “A.B.C.” In a cat and mouse chase across the length of Britain, will Poirot prevail before the murderer stages his next crime? Set in the 1930s, a time when Britain is dangerously divided and suspicion and hatred are on the rise, the story sees Poirot face a serial killer known only ... [+]

	Author	Review
United Kingdom	Lucy Mangan The Guardian	"John Malkovich’s suffering Poirot is magnificent (...) Here, the chess pieces live and breathe, and we believe (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	Mike Hale The New York Times	"[Phelps] is so suffocatingly revisionist that what’s left isn’t really Christie at all (...) [The writer] doesn’t give the actors anything human to play, or anything witty to play with"	NEG
United Kingdom	Ed Cumming The Independent	"Malkovich is as much fun as you would expect (...) The series is carefully made, with some especially nice shots of old railway stations (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	Allison Keene Collider	"Too many liberties were taken with its structure to make it work as well as it should, and the dark, dull tone is a disappointment (…) Rating: ★★ (out of 5)"	NEG
Canada	Kevin Yeoman Screen Rant	"'The ABC Murders' offers a fine mystery at its core, one that is made more entertaining by a surprisingly understated performance from Malkovich"	POS
United Kingdom	Carol Midgley The Times	"I hovered between three and four stars, but the clever dialogue was quality and it is Christmas (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS

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