A HAUNTING IN VENICE Movie Review **SPOILER ALERT**

Gay homosexuals Nick and Joseph spoil A Haunting in Venice - a 2023 American supernatural mystery film produced and directed by Kenneth Branagh.
Premise: In 1947, ten years after the events of Death on the Nile, former detective Hercule Poirot, now retired and living in Venice, must solve the year-old murder of Alicia Drake, daughter of séance hostess Rowena Drake. Things take a turn when a guest ends up dead. Now, Poirot has to determine whether the tales about the hauntings are correct or whether someone or somebody is responsible for the mysterious happenings at the residence.
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Cast:
Kyle Allen as Maxime Gerard
Kenneth Branagh as Hercule Poirot
Camille Cottin as Olga Seminoff
Jamie Dornan as Dr. Leslie Ferrier
Tina Fey as Ariadne Oliver
Jude Hill as Leopold Ferrier
Ali Khan as Nicholas Holland
Emma Laird as Desdemona Holland
Kelly Reilly as Rowena Drake
Riccardo Scamarcio as Vitale Portfoglio
Michelle Yeoh as Joyce Reynolds
Rowan Robinson as Alicia Drake
Cinematography by Haris Zambarloukos
Edited by Lucy Donaldson
Music by Hildur Guðnadóttir
Keywords: ending explained, reaction video, trailer, Hallowe'en Party, Agatha Christie, Death on the Nile, 20th Century Studios

[@uncannycj]

I love it whenever Joseph tells Nick to "Go thru yo lil notes" 😂

[@fallonnicholas5480]

I came to write this exactly!! 😂

[@jay-dubb.dubb.68]

Joseph cracks me up... Tina Fey coming up to Perot 🧔‍♂️ and is like "Hey Girl" 💀

[@samanthab1923]

Tina is miscast for sure

[@NeeNee_B.]

I'm proud of you Joseph for remembering the director's previous works without having to ask Nick. If we can laugh at you for not knowing, we can give you credit when you do! 👏🏿 😂 ❤

[@LaFlor718]

This is a very nice and accurate comment!

[@NeeNee_B.]

Not "go through your little notes" 💀 That was uncalled for Joseph 😂 ❤

[@kevindrake4529]

I saw Haunting in Venice last night and loved it. This is Branagh’s best Poirot film yet…though I agree that he was wrong for the role. I’m just used to him now I guess. I read the book Hallowe’en Party decades ago and didn’t remember much about it. The change of location to Venice was smart and allowed for a spooky atmosphere. Honestly, Agatha Christie mysteries usually take place in a remote location where a storm is happening or something that traps everyone in a mansion until the killer is revealed…so it was easy to transplant this story to Venice. You have to enjoy an old fashioned mystery story like this to enjoy these movies. You have to be the kind of person who likes murder mystery dinners and escape rooms. Of course Michelle Yeoh was fabulous…but I was surprised that I enjoyed Tina Fey. I think this is the first time she tried being an actress and playing a character instead of just being a version of Tina Fey. Her character Ariadne Oliver was actually written by Agatha Christie as a spoof of herself. I enjoyed all the vintage Halloween and other spooky visuals and jump scares. This is a movie that I could watch again around Halloween every other year and enjoy.

[@samarthmehta9722]

Yup it was good movie indeed

[@ArrowDynamics88]

You two have basically become the modern age Siskel and Ebert for me, so I always look forward to your reviews. Btw, any chance of getting a review for either Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe and or The Inventor?

[@fishjellyfilmreviews]

We may have time to watch them for the podcast.

[@TechnicJunglist]

I loved Kenneth's versions of Hamlet and Henry V. This does sound a bit better than the Nile disaster that came out last year.

[@kevindrake4529]

Joseph should watch Dead Again. That’s a great Kenneth Branagh movie.

[@audreyquinn73]

Thank you, Kevin. All throughout this review, I was wracking my brain to remember the name of that film (with Emma Thompson before they were married, and later divorced), but until you left this comment, I was stumped. Great film! Also, Joseph and Nick: as always. I love your reviews and personal perspectives on these films. Your due diligence allows me to pick and choose good cinema options rather than waste my time and money. I live in a very rural area in County Cavan, so a night out at the pictures costs significantly more when taking transport (bus and train) to the nearest cinema. You two are the best! Keep 'em coming. I would rather watch your reviews than go to town any day. Lots of love from Ireland 🇮🇪 ❤

[@killalllamas]

i just watched this film last night, i think this was one of the few times i was able to watch a movie before i got the notification that you guys posted the vid lol. you guys some of my favorites to watch

[@maxbiagioni2894]

Nick and Joseph are hands down the most entertaining film reviewers on KZbin. As was clearly evident in the review of the Venice Film Festival, Nick has amazing endurance ( 53 films watched!) and his grasp of film film history is astonishing. Keep up the excellent work!

[@gcndc]

I am a Christie fan and I didn't like the fact that Ariadne Oliver stabbed Poirot in the back. They are good friends in the book.

[@MathewRyan111]

Joseph was not here for this movie! But I'm here for Joseph. Hello!😍

[@aaronquick752]

Omg Nick, I love the shirt 👏. I just read and watched Rosemary’s baby for the first time and loved it.

[@heathermichael3987]

I will definitely now be waiting for this to stream. I was going to see it , but with a two, I’m not wasting my Friday night. Instead, I’m going to catch up on the Fish Jelly reviews ❤️

[@cheapskatehalloween]

Same 😂

[@willower1614]

That’s ice cold, I enjoyed this movie and am glad I got pause and watched before it was decimated lol.

[@mareygracer14]

Thanx for posting this review, planning to watch it this weekend, FJF🍿🍿👍👍

[@magical2022]

I love when Nick goes on a rant!🥰for some reason I find it very satisfying!

[@jimmyl324]

Love the reviews !

[@francoaguilar2251]

This movie made me want to throw ME off the roof.

[@fishjellyfilmreviews]

Oh no!

[@francoaguilar2251]

@@fishjellyfilmreviews well, it’s a one story house plus we have a trampoline so

[@magical2022]

I didn't like Cloris Leachman in the last picture show I kinda always thought that she was miscast in that film and I totally agree with Joseph's comment that she appeared old even when she young 😆 Lol I think it's funny when I see some babies that look like elderly people it makes me laugh some babies just have that look

[@jacobstaten2366]

As a mystery movie, I enjoyed it. As a horror movie, it's disappointing. They shouldn't have advertised it as such.

[@bmck-8400]

Thanks!

[@fishjellyfilmreviews]

Thank you!

[@bmck-8400]

10 minute review…. How does Nick find time to read and watch all these movies and write his reviews and do these shows? I knew Tina was obviously scamming in some way… from trailer.

[@NYT_KNG]

It’s probably their full time job

[@Johannym]

Tina Fey’s accent kept going in and out, I don’t know why she was trying to do an accent if she couldn’t commit for the whole movie.

[@EverythingAnimePodcast]

I was so excited for this last night! I loved Murder on the orient express And Death on the Nile was okay But this was a little disappointing

[@LEOIAMLEOONYOUTUBE]

I mean it with all of the shade in all of the world, but girl, I saw this last night and the whole time I kept thinking... girl, that is not Michelle Phifer! I was like, give Michelle Phifer her wig back! I hope you know what I'm saying. Lol. I loved Tina! I went for Michelle Yeoh and I loved Michelle Yeoh, but, I was super happy that I got Tina cuz I forgot she was in the movie.

[@chefnedarque]

Omg Nick that Kenneth read was beautiful!!!😎👏👏👏 THANK YOU #MoreMaggieSmith #lessKennethBranagh #badmoustache

[@chellbell7899]

Just went to this and slept the whole time. Woke up at the end credits 😩

[@josieann5031]

I dozed off for a half hour until my friend woke me up. This movie couldn't end soon enough.

[@BrightAura777]

Same. Very boring

[@sandmansimms5704]

factzzzzzz............ Not a damn thing scary bout this issh smmfh.......

[@slc2466]

I opine that "I liked it," but now I feel like Lina Lamont saying the same thing after the disastrous preview of "The Dueling Cavalier" in "Singin' in the Rain." I guess if this "Haunting" pretty much sucked I missed it.

[@connordebruler3264]

I really loved Kelly Riley in Eden Lake and True Detective Season 2.

[@GizmoBeach]

For me, better than Orient but not Nile. Biggest issue: Info that WE weren’t privy to which would have allowed us a chance to solve along w/ Poirot. He saw an important footprint…WE didn’t. He was right about blackmail as a motive for the Dr’s death…WE had no info about any scheme like that, outside of the guilty party’s mention of lack of funds to fix the grand house, but it was after WW2 when resources and finances were tight. Also, the most thrilling reveal was over a typewriter…not the daughter’s or Dr’s deaths. But still, I felt engaged more often than not. Way more fun than Sir Kenneth’s adaptation of Orient.

[@erdbeermund78]

It's so funny that you didn't like Tina Fey because I thought she was what made the movie work as well as it does. Like you I don't think this movie is necessarily good but it's definitely better than those previous adaptations he made and for me I thought she balances the tone from his typical overwrought tone. Like she adds some freshness.

[@josephgarner94]

I thought it was a lot of fun. Sorry it wasn’t for you 😅.

[@BenDaresAll]

2:45 hey guuuuurl! Hehe

[@ArcadiaBlvdd]

Need a aggro dr1ft review from Nicholas

[@lifewells4122]

Hi

[@jujutaylor2186]

Agatha's book Is way better. This adaptation sounds like a thrashing to the original story. So unnecessary

[@DestinyPifer]

You guys need to see his film Dead Again it is fantastic!

[@scifibri2376]

I actually liked this film even with the ending spoiled. I saw this with my sister and her husband and we both liked it. Thought it was shot and lit well and had an old-fashioned look to it in terms of the scenery and how it was shot.

[@leeshaolivier9298]

Ustinov is good, but Suchet is 5he best Poirot.

[@cheapskatehalloween]

Cloris was stunning in her youth, so beautiful.

[@jacobstaten2366]

Tina Fey is criminally overrated.

[@Smspodcast_]

This movie was the shit. Kenneth branagh is back, bitches!!!!

[@scifibri2376]

I think this movie's title was chosen to capitalize on the conjuring franchise by using the same template as A Haunting in Connecticut. And tbh it kind of can fit inside of the Conjuring universe if they really wanted to. But then they will have to not show any fictional works of Hercule Poirot by Agatha Chistie

[@willower1614]

Fun movie!

[@ronroc]

Disagree. I enjoyed this movie. It's an old-fashioned over the top film shot in a modern style. Anybody that digs '4'0's noir should also enjoy. I like Branagh's take on this detective.

[@rmn3186]

I saw this at the movies today (free ticket). I love Christie's mysteries, so no matter how bad (or good) I want to check out the films for myself. I read Halloween Party when I was a teen, but it wasn't one of her masterpieces. However, I am a big fan of the David Suchet series & I recommend his version of Halloween Party which was truer to the original plot (not 100%). I actually found it better than the book. BTW, I agree with the 2 stars; it suffered from a convoluted plot, but it was stylish. I visited Venice several years ago and it's always a pleasure to see this city depicted in films. With the great atmosphere & history of Venice, this film could have been so much better. Thanks for the review, guys

[@marig9236]

I liked this film. It was a good time. like i didn't roll my eyes once which I tend to do w the way these scary films are now a days.

[@scifibri2376]

The tiny problem I had with this film is the torn photograph of the young couple looks too modern in the quality of the photo. I know in 1947 they had color photo technology but to my knowledge I think it was kind of washed out and colored in by hand and not as clear and accurate looking tint and hue or natural looking skin tones etc

[@sagarambavivaviya5679]

retirement plan nicolas cage please review😂

[@sloftin]

I didn't like it either...

[@puspavelai8353]

Somehow, the 'British set ' were seemingly the better producers of *whodunits*- so, only having watched a few samplings before...Nick at a point 'thinking it "funny"...yep! So, your views on why this was what it was, the plot, seems below par - Joseph had to ask *if* there were Supernatural elements...oh why 😉

[@sandmansimms5704]

so no haunting then lol? I watched last night and expected some scary issh at the least lmfao............

[@purplepaws9273]

I watched it today, very boring,almost fell asleep.

[@GayHomosexual1015]

I feel like these films are his excuse to wear that ridiculous mustache

[@BrightAura777]

😂😂😂