Posted: 3/23/17 at 8:49am
A fun and joyful night of theater. Could easily landed on the stage of any Broadway theater right now and do quite nicely. The acting and production values are ALL top-notch. A lot funnier than the move (though the plot line is the same). If you can get to Princeton-check it out at the McCarter!
Posted: 3/23/17 at 10:31am
NJGUY said: "A lot funnier than the move"
It is funnier than something that wasn't intended as a comedy?! Wow!
Posted: 3/23/17 at 10:45am
I lot funnier than the MOVIE, I meant to write. It has the same plot line, yet very little if any of the same dialogue (haven't seen the 1970's movie for 15-20 years)
Posted: 3/23/17 at 10:53am
We know what you MEANT, but the movie was never intended to be a comedy.
Posted: 3/23/17 at 10:58am
I saw this last night. Ludwig has turned it into a screwball comedy, and a rather dull one at that. It was more Pink Panther than Hercule Poirot. The physical production is stunning, but I'd be shocked if those Broadway rumors came to fruition. So yes, get to Princeton if you want to see this--because that's likely the last stop for this particular train.
Updated On: 3/23/17 at 10:58 AM
Posted: 3/23/17 at 1:52pm
Yikes! Screwball comedy? This belongs on the thread about Broadway productions missing the point of the original cinema source!
Posted: 3/23/17 at 1:55pm
wonkit said: "Yikes! Screwball comedy? This belongs on the thread about Broadway productions missing the point of the original cinema source!
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To say nothing of Agatha Christie's novel, which is deeply infused with the existential dread that permeated Europe when she wrote it.
Posted: 3/23/17 at 6:50pm
Absolutely right. To say nothing of how creepy the victim and his secretary are...
