Plot: Elderly amateur sleuths attempt to solve a murder. One was a spy, one was a nurse, one was a trade union official and one was a psychiatrist.
This movie was very good.
Pros: I like it stretches out the main “who done it” plot line so it work persistently. The four leads worked well together Ron, Elizabeth, Ibrahim & Joyce prospectively. Chris Columbus’s directive directions really help elevate this film into a success. The humour works for the most part. Good too is Tom Ellis have a central part of the storyline. It had a lot of big-name talent involved and how its shows you can do anything when your 80, 85 or 90.
Cons: The main story does feel familiar. Many of my assumptions who did these crimes didn’t turn out to be true. The killer himself came off useless and seeing this does make you fell old.
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Directed by Chris Columbus
Screenplay by Katy Brand, Suzanne Heathcote
Based on The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman
Produced by Jennifer Todd, Chris Columbus
Starring: Helen Mirren, Pierce Brosnan, Ben Kingsley & Celia Imrie.
Cinematography: Don Burgess
Edited by Dan Zimmerman
Music by Thomas Newman
Production companies: Jennifer Todd Pictures, Maiden Voyage, Amblin Entertainment
Distributed by Netflix
Casts & Characters:
- Pierce Brosnan as Ron Ritchie, a retired union leader
- Helen Mirren as Elizabeth Best, a retired spy
- Ben Kingsley as Ibrahim Arif, a retired psychiatrist
- Celia Imrie as Joyce Meadowcroft, a retired nurse
- David Tennant as Ian Ventham
- Jonathan Pryce as Stephen Best, Elizabeth’s husband
- Naomi Ackie as PC Donna De Freitas, a local police officer
- Daniel Mays as DCI Chris Hudson
- Henry Lloyd-Hughes as Bogdan
- Richard E. Grant as Bobby Tanner
- Tom Ellis as Jason Ritchie, Ron’s son
- Geoff Bell as Tony Curran
- Paul Freeman as John Grey
- Ingrid Oliver as Joanna Meadowcroft, Joyce’s daughter
- Joseph Marcell as Father Mackie
I highly recommend watching this film on Netflix.
Rating: 4 out of 5 Stars
Ryan Balkwill:
Resident film reviewer,
Level Best Art Cafe.