vitogarvin

well, i didn't read the book, so i can't comment on the changes. other than it seems the BBC is really reaching in trying to add Miss Marple to every Agatha Christie novel. i'm sure it's a cash cow for them, but at what cost to the original material.

but the biggest thing i'd like to say about it is that i really really miss geraldine mcewan. she had said a lovely glint in her eye that was so refreshing. joan hickson was great. but geraldine mcewan was just so delightful. did anyone else miss her?

i heard they recast because she broke her hip and they wouldn't hold production until she healed. that sounds alittle harsh. imagine them doing that to 24, or House?

This is really really bad. Lamas shows just how a second rate actor does his job. But what makes it worth watching is the scene where OJ angrily grabs a fellow cop by the throat as if to kill them while the jukebox plays a song with the lyric "I got the evidence on you!". (Makes me want to hear the rest of the lyrics - attributed to David Gregoli and Leslie Oren but i couldn't find it on iTunes). Talk about seeing into the future...Too funny for words. The rest of the movie is forgettable. The score and songs are more interesting than the script. Ditto the sequel. Which begs the question of why they would do a sequel at all. My understanding was that foreign sales drives a lot of these B movies. Doesn't say much for the world's viewing habits.