Crooked House

Name: Crooked House
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Crime
Released: December 22, 2017
Duration: 115 min
Rating: 59
Cast: Amanda Abbington, Christian McKay, Christina Hendricks, Gillian Anderson, Glenn Close

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Crooked House

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Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions (SPWA) | Release Date: December 22, 2017

Starring: Amanda Abbington, Christian McKay, Christina Hendricks, Gillian Anderson, Glenn Close, Honor Kneafsey, John Heffernan, Julian Sands, Max Irons, Preston Nyman, Roger Ashton-Griffiths, Stefanie Martini, Terence Stamp

Summary: In Agatha Christie’s most twisted tale, the suspicious circumstances surrounding the death of a wealthy patriarch is investigated by spy-turned-private-detective Charles Hayward (Max Irons), who is lured by his former lover to catch her grandfather’s murderer before Scotland Yard exposes dark family secrets. On the sprawling estate, amidstIn Agatha Christie’s most twisted tale, the suspicious circumstances surrounding the death of a wealthy patriarch is investigated by spy-turned-private-detective Charles Hayward (Max Irons), who is lured by his former lover to catch her grandfather’s murderer before Scotland Yard exposes dark family secrets. On the sprawling estate, amidst a poisonous atmosphere of bitterness, resentment and jealousy in a truly crooked house, Hayward encounters three generations of the dynasty, including a theater actress (Gillian Anderson), the old man’s widow 50 years his junior (Christina Hendricks), and the family matriarch Lady Edith de Haviland (Glenn Close).… Expand

Director: Gilles Paquet-Brenner

Genre(s): Drama, Mystery, Crime

Rating: PG-13

Runtime: 115 min

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Los Angeles Times - Katie Walsh

Dec 21, 2017

The twists and turns of the story keep you on your toes until the very end, never giving anything away. The verbal blows drop as fast as the bodies, and if British aristocrats fighting over money, beautifully, is your thing, Crooked House will more than satisfy, it will thrill. Read full review

The Telegraph - Gerard O'Donovan

Dec 21, 2017

All in all, a hugely enjoyable, sumptuous adaptation that, while never attempting to break the Christie mould, imbued the story with a pleasingly contemporary feel. Read full review

New York Magazine (Vulture) - Emily Yoshida

Dec 18, 2017

It has its creaky corners, but there are enough twists and shocks to keep it engaging throughout. Read full review

The New York Times - Glenn Kenny

Dec 21, 2017

The superb cast provides mild pleasures, as do some aspects of the elaborate mystery itself. And that’s all, folks. Read full review

The Hollywood Reporter - Sheri Linden

Dec 22, 2017

The ace cast provides delicious moments, to be sure, but mainly they're playing caricatures in search of a compelling plot. Read full review

Slant Magazine - Chuck Bowen

Dec 13, 2017

Gilles Paquet-Brenner's film is ultimately a genre item that operates on alternately prestigious and campy autopilot. Read full review

RogerEbert.com - Vikram Murthi

Dec 22, 2017

The actors never once seem engaged with the material beyond the surface. Thus, Crooked House feels as lifeless as the corpse at its center. Read full review

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bobbymb

Jan 28, 2018

10/6. Egy jó kis krimi volt, csattanóval a végén. Szerencsére voltak ismertebb nevek (pl. Gillian Anderson, Glenn Close) a filmben, ami csak javított a történeten. Aki szereti a krimiket, az ezt se hagyja ki.

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ndyines

Jan 18, 2018

This story was great, and what an unexpected ending, but I am confused, why this movie has no problem-solving.

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