We’re both regretting this gig, I believe I can say for the Colonel.,
Appointment With Death (1988) is sloppy, uninspiring rehash of the Agatha Christie novel of the same name. Who killed the wicked old witch? Everyone’s drearily motivated, and Peter Ustinov’s rendition of Christie’s Poirot has an ugly, unconvincing accent. The bones of a good murder mystery are here, but the acting is mostly stiff, characters a bland lot, and many character interactions are unconvincing.
Or maybe it was the broadcast TV editing. Poirot’s accent ended up on the floor.
