tomatotomato2004

I saw this film on the flight from Hong Kong to Haneda, Tokyo. I had already seen all the films on the list so this was the only choice for me. And it was one of the worst films I had seen in years.

There have been many new and good murder and mystery novels published every year all over the world. Why can't the film industry venture into making completely new films with new ideas.

I haven't heard any public demand in creating this paticular Poirot story by Agatha Christies.

There have been good Poirot related films already made in Britain and other English speaking countries. Why waste any money and time to create this paticular film is beyond my imagination!!!! For my mother, friends and I, we love David Suchet portrayal of Poirot. Now, I have just seen a horrific news that there's another Poirot film coming to the theatre this year.

I'm writing this review because I was surprised that some people were not happy with the main character was actually expecting a baby. In Japan, nowadays many actresses and models do work right up until their doctors tell them not to work. Even back in the late 60's when my mother was expecting she was working till a weeks away from her due date. Unless, she was forced to work on a film project there's nothing wrong to work even as an actress. I feel Mystery 101's two main characters have good chemistry and the scripts are not too simple like other murder and mystery series on Hallmark channel. Please, continue filming this enjoyable mystery series!

An ambitious, strong DCI lead with a rather quiet and slow-thinking sergeant who is near retirement. Two different characters make a good duo. Due to the lack of good quality crime script writers in Japan, this drama is much better than what we normaly see here. Many of British murder and mystery tv series are well-made. The landscapes of Bath had changed since I was living in UK from the 80's to 90's. But still, the historical town looks so beautiful and inviting.