Poirot - Agatha Christie's Poirot - Evil Under The Sun Details

Sun, sea and.......??????

In this Poirot story, one of the participants remarks that wherever Poirot arrives, a murder is sure to follow. They could be right at that!! In this one, Poirot is sent for a rest to a wonderful hotel, situated on a island just off the south coast--near to Chichester. There are a few twists and turns before the real culprit are revealed, and a few red herrings as well. What makes this, as in all these Suchet productions, so enjoyable, and worth watching more than once, is the suberb locations and period 'feel'. The hotel is sheer blissful Art Deco both inside and out, and some of the props!! Wait until you see the contraption used to ferry guests to the hotel. And how many will be able to name the village through which the villain is chased by Hastings and the police? A mystery within a mystery--typical Agatha Christie.

[Highly rated reviewer]

Pretty Good

I remember watching the version of this film with Peter Ustinov as Poirot and Dame Diana Rigg as the Femme Fatale - it was set abroad in the sun, a lavish Production and it showed.

This version with Poirot is the same story but set in, oh dear, Devon, on an Island, reachable only by boat and although David Suchet is as rock-solid in the role as ever, frankly the story drags somewhat. If you like Christie go with the big film version instead.