Dick
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I had a bad initial experience with this film in 1974. I had been married that morning and my wife and her little boy and I were out on the town (Portland, Maine) celebrating. After a great seafood dinner, we decided to catch this film, but there were only a half-dozen seats left (remember those days?), and they were all front row, extreme right side, against the wall. Thus we watched the film from a terrible viewing angle, way too close to the screen. The image was very distorted. For over two hours I struggled to appreciate the film, but went away very disappointed. A subsequent home video viewing did not improve my disposition toward it.
Sure did want to like it, though. I mean, what a cast! Were it not for his cauliflower ears, I’d not have guessed Albert Finney was playing the lead role, Hercule Poirot, who is a bit over-the-top here. And then there are Sean Connery, John Gielgud, Jacqueline...
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