A Haunting In Venice

Starring: Kenneth Branagh, Kyle Allen, Camille Cottin, et al.

Product Description

"A Haunting in Venice" is set in eerie, post-World War II Venice on All Hallows' Eve, "A Haunting in Venice" is a terrifying mystery featuring the return of the celebrated sleuth, Hercule Poirot. Now retired and living in self-imposed exile in the world's most glamorous city, Poirot reluctantly attends a seance at a decaying, haunted palazzo. When one of the guests is murdered, the detective is thrust into a sinister world of shadows and secrets.

• Format: Blu-ray
• UPC: 786936896503
• Release Date: January 1
• Rating: PG-13 (Parents Strongly Cautioned)
• Publisher: 20TH CENTURY STUDIOS
• Director: Kenneth Branagh
• Starring: Kenneth Branagh, Kyle Allen, Camille Cottin, Jamie Dornan, Tina Fey, Jude Hill, Ali Khan, Emma Laird, Kelly Reilly, Riccardo Scamarcio
• Runtime: 1 hour, 43 minutes
• Number of Disks: 1
• Other Video Info: NTSC; Subtitled
• Weight: 0.25 lbs.

Customer Reviews

A seance in a haunted house during Halloween.

I know this is not the Hercule Poirot or the Ariadne Oliver that we learned in the David Suchet series, and a handful of other actors. This does not seem the same as the other Kenneth Branagh presentations. So, it is surprising that they base this upon the novel “Hallowe’en Party” by Agatha Christie. It helps to know some of the main character's background. However, from there, this is a stand-alone presentation. Kenneth (Hercule Poirot) looks a tad older, and Tina (Ariadne Oliver) is just as cute as ever. The closing credits show the actors' names. It would be better if they showed the actors' pictures to place them with their names. The basic story is that Hercule is famous and retired. Ariadne is stumped and asks Hercule to assist her in a strange case on Halloween. Naturally, nothing is as it seems, and perhaps there is something supernatural. Of course, we know Poirot, so we are prepared for layer upon layer upon layer of mystery. We miss things the first time around, trying to out detect. Then the second time around, notice the missing clues. And watch again, for the spooky fun.