Crooked House (2017)

Release date: 2017-11-21
Country: UK|USA
Language: English
Director: Gilles Paquet-Brenner
Production Co: Stage 6 Films, Metro International Entertainment, Brilliant Films
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Rating: 6.3/10
Length: 1h 55min

Storyline

In this classic Agatha Christie detective story, former diplomat Charles Hayward has returned from Cairo to London to become a private detective. When Aristide Leonides, a wealthy and ruthless tycoon, is poisoned in his own bed, Detective Hayward is invited to solve the crime. As the investigation deepens he must confront the shocking realization that one of the key suspects is Aristede's beautiful granddaughter, his employer and former lover; and must keep a clear head to navigate the sultry Sophia and the rest of her hostile family.

Plot Keywords

car won't start, food, spinster, vanity, bonfire, father in law daughter in law relationship, looking in a window, reference to sherlock holmes, hot chocolate, record player, sadism, control freak, woman wears eyeglasses, reading a newspaper, auto mechanic, envelope, attempted murder, printing press, family business, stairway

Short Review

Irons more than holds his own at the center of this swirling mystery, and Martini proves an enchanting leading lady, but the real draws are Close and Anderson, who bring a ferocious zest to their over-the-top characters.