Others are comparing only against the Suchet interpretation, and although he’s famously faithful to Christie, there are still distinctives against which, from a more purist point of view, certain criticisms of Branagh would be somewhat unfair. Many fans are comparing the look of Branagh’s character unfavorably to Christie’s original. So let’s consider the written page– Christie’s own physical description of Poirot. He really did seem to just waltz off the written page and onto the screen. (Ustinov who?) I don’t think I personally ever really will. So utterly dedicated was he to the character, so very convincingly did he pull off the role, that it has become difficult to associate Poirot with anyone else. Fans were bound to react with a great deal of indignation at the sight of another Poirot after Suchet’s 25-year span on the small screen. I may have used the phrase “greying, tousled 21st-century hipster” once or twice.Īnd yet, I do want to be as fair as possible. A lot of longtime and hardcore Poirot fans are stunned– not necessarily in a good way. But what stands out to me is the visceral reaction to the simple sight of Kenneth Branagh’s Hercule Poirot. There’s a heavily star-studded cast (not unlike the 1974 Finney production, in that way).
There’s a lot of excitement, of course, at the prospect of Christie on the big screen again. The trailer for the new Murder on the Orient Express film has been released.
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