The Alphabet Murders

I'm quirky about Christie mysteries, so take this comment with caution. Most viewers seem to think this a failed comedy, a poor "Pink Panther," and I liked it.First, the form of the thing: in key plot elements, it is a... Full review

Being one of the more elusive films this side of the pond, The Alphabet Murders delivers no more or less than expected (hence the 5/10). But I think you have to ask yourself why your watching it before you condemn... Full review

Tony Randall was a highly competent actor and a great comic actor. Anyone who sees his performance in television's ODD COUPLE knows what a great comic actor he was. But most of his movie roles were in supporting parts, such... Full review

I agree that this movie is NOT to be taken seriously! But it is well worth the time if you like over the top characters. I enjoyed the movie BECAUSE you weren't supposed to take it seriously. Tony Randall does... Full review

I have enjoyed David Suchet and Peter Ustinov playing Poirot among other interpretations of the detective, but Randall's turn is equally enjoyable. Randall is not a great actor but a fine comedian. Director Frank Tashlin should know a good comedian... Full review

If you're used to seeing Agatha Christie's Belgian detective portrayed by the likes of Ustinov, Finney, Suchet, etc., you're in for a surprise with this curiosity: this is Poirot given the Clousot treatment. That the makers of this movie were... Full review

Frank Tashlin's "The Alphabet Murders" is precisely that. Not Agatha Christie. The film is a work of cinema and therefore not obligated to any other medium or versions. Are there really people out there that still don't realize that film... Full review

Since the first second of this movie we are informed about what we are going to see is not a Hercule Poirot movie but a Tony Randall movie where he plays Hercule Poirot for laughs. If you can take this,... Full review

Tony Randall is perfectly cast as Poirot if one was doing a comedy take-off on the Christie Hero. Anita Ekberg & Robert Morley do well, but it's the very familiar and delightful Margaret Rutherford (and Stringer Davis) who give this... Full review