Murder Ahoy!

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HR G Dame Margaret Rutherford is THE antithesis of Marple in the books but for some reason this works and is amazing. I love this series of movies. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 06/18/24 Full Review joe m "Murder Ahoy", the fourth in MGM's Miss Marple films starring Margaret Rutherford, is the weakest of the series, yet still an enjoyable outing. While Rutherford is her usual indomitable self as Miss Marple, the plot is weak and the cast all seem a bit strained and not in top form in this outing. And the whole ship as a pseudo-Boys Town is a bit much. Unless you're a big fan of Rutherford, give it a pass. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Audience Member How we enjoy a move is very much dependent on our expectations. This is a classic British movie and is thoroughly charming for this. The term tongue in cheek is perfectly apt when describing a Margaret Rutherford film. This film was never intended to be a bum clenching murder mystery. It does though bring some wonderfully delivered lines from Charles 'Bud' Tingwell. If you want to enjoy a cosy Sunday afternoon, wrapped up warm against the rain and wind. Then this really is a 5 star film. Rated 4.5/5 Stars •  Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 02/12/23 Full Review Audience Member No Agatha Christie source material, and it shows. Pretty bad, kinda like bad fan fiction. Rated 2/5 Stars •  Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/19/23 Full Review Audience Member Hard to believe this moth-eaten nautical 'mystery' was made the same year as Goldfinger. Good character actors like Lionel Jeffries are reduced to wild over-acting to shore up the tedious plot and flat direction. Margaret Rutherford sails through it, imperious and jowly as ever. Rated 2/5 Stars •  Rated 2 out of 5 stars 01/27/23 Full Review Audience Member Decent murder mystery, based on the Agatha Christie novel "Miss Marple". Good set up, interesting setting, intriguing plot development, thrilling finale. Murderer is a bit obvious from a point but the revelation comes fairly late in the movie, so doesn't spoil it much. Very funny at times too, though, unlike Murder Most Foul, here the humour is overdone and often feels out of place. The portrayal of the ship's captain as dithering, babbling idiot was uncalled for, and introduced far too much slapstick into what should have been a reasonably serious movie. Margaret Rutherford is great, as always, in her role as Miss Marple. Good support from the usual crew of Stringer Davis, as Mr Stringer, and Charles Tingwell, as Chief Inspector Craddock. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/20/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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