Murder Mystery 2019

The Good:

• The physical comedy is actually quite good at times - I had a few good laughs.
• The film looks good and its final moments feel like a spoof of a Bond film - close to Johnny English or Austin Powers.
• It manages to stay entertaining for most of its run-time.
• The chemistry between Adam Sandler and Jennifer Aniston, while awkward and restrained at times, feels surprisingly good and realistic.
• It's a very light-hearted summer comedy film, and shouldn't be taken too seriously.

The Bad:

• The acting is never off, but feels incredibly awkward at times - particularly when considering Aniston, Sandler and Luke Evans.
• The dialogue is mostly unnatural and filled with awkward jokes and quips that made me feel uncomfortable.
• The verbal comedy is not very good at all.
• The first part of the movie features a weak set-up and lots of messing round with little to no result.
• The second part of the film is a modernized Agatha Christie-story with all the clichés.
• Sandler plays an annoyingly stereotypical male pig.
• Waste of talents such as David Walliams and Terence Stamp.
• The supporting characters are all one sided and turn boring very quickly.
• You can't help but feel sorry for the talented actors, who are forced to play characters with exaggerated personalities and no character development.
• The script tries too hard to be inventive that it just feels forced.
• The acting turns overly dramatic and theatrical at times, and it feels out of place in a comedy like this.
• Much of the comedy has already been done multiple times before - and usually a lot better.

Verdict:
Murder Mystery can be good fun at best, but it's mostly a clichéd, generic and forgettable summer comedy.