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Short and sweet. If all you want is a beautifully done, faithful adaptation of "Murder is Easy" - true to character, time, and place - as Agatha Christie wrote it, the BBC and Agatha Christie Limited, at the latter's behest, have not given it to you. Instead they have changed the characters and time, perpetrated absurd casting, and imbued the production with out-of-place social and political issues. Not to mention, the acting is cardboard, and the story rushed. They did a brilliant job with "And Then There Were None" in 2015, and then with each subsequent adaptation have gone ever further off the rails. "Murder is Easy" is but the latest example.

Again, people with Borderline Personality Disorder are portrayed as psychopaths. Borderline Personality Disorder is a form of PTSD and an insidious damaging condition. People with this condition hurt a great deal, and it is always because of parental emotional and verbal abuse, blaming the child for their parents problems and mistakes, often physical violence in the home, and at times sexual abuse. Self esteem is low because they were raised in chaotic, unstable families and were not given the unconditional love children need from their parents to develop self esteem and the ability to have healthy relationships with others. Their feelings were continually invalidated. It's a shame this movie just adds to the stigmatization, and Rob Moretti should be ashamed of not only his bad acting, but for making this bad, stigmatizing film. Twice as bad because the character with the condition was gay. Even the medication given to help people with this condition is stigmatized. Just an all around awful film.

This is a great film and it is no wonder the it was nominated for best picture and best original screenplay. Sly wit, and dry humor dominate. The cast is outstanding and Maggie Smith is a special standout.

Unfortunately, I think this movie is far above the heads of the average IMDB user.