Evil Under the Sun
by Guy Hamilton
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Actor: Colin Blakely, James Mason, Jane Birkin, Nicholas Clay, Peter UstinovDirector: Guy Hamilton
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
Format: Anamorphic, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: Anamorphic Widescreen, 1.77:1
Running Time: 116 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2001-02-27
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: Starz / Anchor Bay
Movie Reviews of Evil Under the Sun
Movie Review: Evil Under the Sun, Peter Ustinov
Summary: 5 Stars
I do like this version of Evil Under the Sun. It has a beautiful island setting, Spain I think. The acting is fantastic and the story is very well put together. However, I think I like the David Suchet version of this better. This movie heavily features Cole Porter music, which is really beautiful, but tends to overpower the movie itself. It is also a little long and tends to feature its big star actors more than the story itself. I believe the other version more closely follows the book and the storyline is slightly more interesting, focused on the mystery more than the actors.
Summary of Evil Under the Sun
Mostly for Poirot completists and admirers of then-trendy, all-star ensemble casts from the 1970s and early '80s, Evil Under the Sun finds Peter Ustinov in his second outing as Agatha Christie's famous Belgian detective (three years after 1978's Death on the Nile). As the title promises, the action this time takes place on an Adriatic island (though Christie fans will surely balk at the switch from the novel's setting on the English coast), where a famous stage star (Diana Rigg) is murdered, and the list of likely suspects is unusually high. The parade of legendary performers--Roddy McDowall, James Mason, Sylvia Miles, Maggie Smith, Jane Birkin--plus Ustinov's energetic performance keep things hopping. But Anthony Shaffer's lazy screenplay and director Guy Hamilton's superficial approach nudge everything (action, characters, tone) toward campy, near-parody, with bitchy sniping, tacky costumes, and an obligatory soundtrack of Cole Porter tunes. It's only in the last lap that the film transcends such obviousness and finds its way back to the glories of detective fiction. --Tom KeoghMystery & Suspense DVD Video
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