*** This review contains spoilers ***
Death on the Nile is my favorite Poirot so far. 10/10.
A desperate love affair, timeless Egypt, and Hercule Poirot.
We see Jacqueline's fateful love for Simon drive her to manifest their perfect life together - they are beyond the world.
It felt so intimate to see Poirot's vulnerability when he admits to Jacqueline that he's missed out on ever knowing true love. It was even better when this was paid off during his interaction with Colonel Race at the end of the story. Great non-verbal acting.
It's easy to end up feeling sorry for Jacqueline and Simon while also blaming them for throwing their lives away. You feel both haunted and grateful to see them happily dancing in the final flashback scene (or maybe they're together forever in the hereafter).
Dialog, acting, costumes, locale, and music - it all comes together in Death on the Nile.
Death on the Nile is my favorite Poirot so far. 10/10.
A desperate love affair, timeless Egypt, and Hercule Poirot.
We see Jacqueline's fateful love for Simon drive her to manifest their perfect life together - they are beyond the world.
It felt so intimate to see Poirot's vulnerability when he admits to Jacqueline that he's missed out on ever knowing true love. It was even better when this was paid off during his interaction with Colonel Race at the end of the story. Great non-verbal acting.
It's easy to end up feeling sorry for Jacqueline and Simon while also blaming them for throwing their lives away. You feel both haunted and grateful to see them happily dancing in the final flashback scene (or maybe they're together forever in the hereafter).
Dialog, acting, costumes, locale, and music - it all comes together in Death on the Nile.