Peter Ustinov played Poirot six times, and this is easily the weakest moment - not saying it's his fault, he's no David Suchet, but who is?
No, Appointment with Death has a great cast, but the issue is with the direction. There is no tension in the mystery. So many of Agatha Christie's stories have a claustrophobic urgency to them... but not here.
There is actually a better telling of this same story in the television series of Poirot, go watch that instead.
It's sad that this was Peter's final time to play the great detective, but at least he had a strong start with Death on the Nile, and Evil Under the Sun.
Shout by Buck Flower SingsVIP 7BlockedParent2019-03-03T03:25:08Z
5.5/10 - Solid story, though varies quite a bit from the novel it's based on. Completely over-acted, Lauren Bacall's faces she makes at the taste of the cake at the tea party about sums up this movie, but I really can't resist a Peter Ustinov Poirot.