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Based on a mystery novel by best-selling author Agatha Christie, Death on the Nile's story revolves around the main character, Belgian detective Hercule Poirot (Kenneth Branagh), who goes on a vacation to Egypt. He is a private investigator and is quite famous for his work worldwide. Also, known for solving some of the most perplexing mysteries. While he is enjoying his vacation and sailing on a riverboat in the Nile, he finds himself solving two murder mysteries. He starts investigating the cases with his friend Colonel Race. In this mysterious journey, Poirot meets some of the characters who were linked to the cases, Linnet Ridgeway (Gal Gadot) and Simon Doyle (Armie Hammer). If you want to know more about this classic whodunnit, you will have to watch the movie.
Why should you watch Death on The Nile?
Death on the Nile is a movie based on the murder mystery novel by Agatha Christie of the same name. Directed by Kenneth Branagh, this film is a sequel to Murder on the Orient Express (2017). And for many, Death on the Nile is the second big-screen version of the story (the first one was led by Peter Ustinov in 1978). While you are watching Branagh’s version of Hercule Poirot, you can see a quieter, self-absorbed, and even contemplative man. Branagh made Hercule Poirot a man who goes with his instincts, as he gets to solve a new case by working his way around people on board.
He investigates murders that happened on a ship on the Nile. And this involves Linnett Ridgeway and Simon Doyle who invited their friends and family to celebrate their union. However, an uninvited guest also came on board to humiliate the couple, and she was none other than Linnett’s best friend Jacqueline (Emma Mackey). Doyle and Jacqueline were supposed to get married but Simon dumped her and tied the knot with Linnett instead. Of course, that was not liked by many of the people. So, we can say that both Linnett and Simon were the characters we love to hate.
Death on the Nile takes its own time to develop the murders among the audience. Gradually, the movie takes a swift turn adding some urgency to the scenes. The curiosity increases with time as Poirot delves deeper into the clues he uncovers while searching for the truth. Overall, the storyline has a slow pace which is deliberate because the entire incident happened on a ship on the Nile. The first half of the movie keeps the audience guessing who the murderer is. Also, Death on the Nile introduces various characters onboard, offering glimpses of their personal lives. How they lost their loves, the grudges they hold against each other, and also the resentments that they nurture.
Besides Branagh’s spectacular performance as Poirot, Gal Gadot and Armie Hammer also give splendid performances. And the other actors who played suspects in their parts got an opportunity to dig into aspects of their roles that are not instantly on the surface.
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Based on a mystery novel by best-selling author Agatha Christie, Death on the Nile's story revolves around the main character, Belgian detective Hercule Poirot (Kenneth Branagh), who goes on a vacation to Egypt. He is a private investigator and is quite famous for his work worldwide. Also, known for solving some of the most perplexing mysteries. While he is enjoying his vacation and sailing on a riverboat in the Nile, he finds himself solving two murder mysteries. He starts investigating the cases with his friend Colonel Race. In this mysterious journey, Poirot meets some of the characters who were linked to the cases, Linnet Ridgeway (Gal Gadot) and Simon Doyle (Armie Hammer). If you want to know more about this classic whodunnit, you will have to watch the movie.
Why should you watch Death on The Nile?
Death on the Nile is a movie based on the murder mystery novel by Agatha Christie of the same name. Directed by Kenneth Branagh, this film is a sequel to Murder on the Orient Express (2017). And for many, Death on the Nile is the second big-screen version of the story (the first one was led by Peter Ustinov in 1978). While you are watching Branagh’s version of Hercule Poirot, you can see a quieter, self-absorbed, and even contemplative man. Branagh made Hercule Poirot a man who goes with his instincts, as he gets to solve a new case by working his way around people on board.
He investigates murders that happened on a ship on the Nile. And this involves Linnett Ridgeway and Simon Doyle who invited their friends and family to celebrate their union. However, an uninvited guest also came on board to humiliate the couple, and she was none other than Linnett’s best friend Jacqueline (Emma Mackey). Doyle and Jacqueline were supposed to get married but Simon dumped her and tied the knot with Linnett instead. Of course, that was not liked by many of the people. So, we can say that both Linnett and Simon were the characters we love to hate.
Death on the Nile takes its own time to develop the murders among the audience. Gradually, the movie takes a swift turn adding some urgency to the scenes. The curiosity increases with time as Poirot delves deeper into the clues he uncovers while searching for the truth. Overall, the storyline has a slow pace which is deliberate because the entire incident happened on a ship on the Nile. The first half of the movie keeps the audience guessing who the murderer is. Also, Death on the Nile introduces various characters onboard, offering glimpses of their personal lives. How they lost their loves, the grudges they hold against each other, and also the resentments that they nurture.
Besides Branagh’s spectacular performance as Poirot, Gal Gadot and Armie Hammer also give splendid performances. And the other actors who played suspects in their parts got an opportunity to dig into aspects of their roles that are not instantly on the surface.
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Top Box Office Films | 2023 | Patrick
Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Photoreal Feature | 2023 | David
Best Editing | 2023
Best Costume Design International Competition | 2023
Best Original Film Score | 2023
Best ActionAdventure Film | 2022
Drama Movie Star | 2022 | Gal
The Drama Movie of | 2022
The Female Movie Star of | 2022 | Gal
Budget 90,000,000 USD
Box Office Collection 137,307,235 USD
Many of the characters are combinations or alterations of characters from the novel, to make for a smaller cast and a less confusing plot. Salome and Rosalie Otterbourne, a romance novelist and her daughter, become a singer and her niece/manager. Andrew Pennington becomes cousin Andrew Katchadourian. Marie Van Schuyler, a socialite and no relation to Linnet, becomes Linnet's godmother who has the ideals of Mr Ferguson, the aristocrat turned socialist. Windlesham, a character mentioned in the first chapter, is combined with Dr Bessner to become Dr/Lord Windlesham. Bouc, a character who appears only in Murder on the Orient Express, takes on elements of Col. Race while his choice of traveling companion, his mother Euphemia, is reminiscent of the relationship between Tim and Mrs Allerton.
Tiffany & Co designed jewelry worn in the film, most prominently Linnet's diamond necklace. The necklace features a replica of the Tiffany Yellow Diamond, one of the largest yellow diamonds ever discovered. First discovered in South Africa in 1877, as of 2022, it has only been worn publicly by four women. At the 1957 Tiffany Ball, it was worn by Mrs. E. Sheldon Whitehouse. It was worn by Audrey Hepburn for Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961) publicity photos. Lady Gaga wore the diamond at the The Oscars (2019). Beyoncé wore the necklace in a campaign with Tiffany in 2021.
This movie has been delayed several times. Originally set for a 2019 release, a delay in filming pushed it to 2020. Then, due to the COVID 19 pandemic, it got pushed around several times, until being set for fall 2021. Then on April 3, 2021, it was pushed back to February, 2022, by the Armie Hammer accusations.
In both this film and Murder on the Orient Express (2017), Poirot shows signs of being obsessive compulsive (Letitia Wright's character even calls him "obsessive" at one point). His need for balance and symmetry is shown when he sends back one of the desserts so that he has an even number and when he straightens the feet of one of the victims. Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (or OCD) is considered a relatively new discovery, but the term was actually coined in 1877 by German psychiatrist Carl Westphal.
Salome Otterbourne is clearly based on real-life Sister Rosetta Tharpe (who just might have invented rock and roll). Five songs in the film are performed by Tharpe, and a sixth Tharpe song is performed by others.
"Hercule Poirot: How many great stories are tragedies?"
"Bouc: He accuses everyone of murder. Hercule Poirot: It is a problem, I admit."
