I can't understand why the writer has changed so many things in this dark, brooding adaptation of Christie's book. No Hastings, Japp inexplicably killed off, the fourth murder is completely different, and Poirot himself portrayed as tired and discredited, not to mention the surprising discovery that he was never a policeman in Belgium, but a priest. Why? The original book not good enough? I watched with people who didn't know the story and they found it gripping, but to me it was irritating, as a lover of Agatha Christie and Poirot who has been superbly portrayed by David Suchet over 25 years.
Review of The ABC Murders
