The Film Adaptation of Richard Osman’s Crime Novel the Thursday Murder Club Features a Group of Amateur Detectives. Reviewers Are Divided about the Netflix Film Starring Helen Mirren and Pierce Brosnan.
De Volkskrant – 2 Stars
“The Thursday Murder Club is the first film adaptation of Richard Osman’s popular crime novels of the same name, set in a luxury British retirement home. Led by a retired MI5 agent, a group of residents takes on a cold case and constantly gets into trouble.”
“While the Books Are Wittily Written, The Script Rather Flattens The British Humor To Make It A Clearly American-Aimed Detective Story. On The Other Hand, The Netflix Money Made A Top Cast Possible, With Heal Lady And Pierleley And PierleLey and PierleLey and PierleLey and PierleLey and PierleLey and PierleLey and PierleLey and PierleLey and PierleLey and PierleLey and PierleLey and PierleLey and PierleLey and PierleLey and Pierleley Sidekicks.
AD – 5 Stars
“It will surprise no one that this group of amateur detectives manages to find the culprit, but the fun is also more in the way they do it. And that they are played by Such fine actors. The movie adaptation of the newday ducknans a number of acting ortantans Seniors – and They Size That Opportunity with Both Hands. “
“Steven Spielberg Saw the Potential of This Story and Bought The Film Rights Before The Book was just in Stores. He Left the Director and Screenplay to Chris Columbus, WHO Directed The First Two Harry Potter Films and Delivers Good Work Again. IsSESSESSSUSSES Are subtly touched upon. “
The Guardian – 3 Stars
“There is plenty to enjoy here: at times the club resembles a child of senior version of the x -men , with invisibility as their collective superpower – old people can do things with anyone noticing. There are also be also jokes: elizeth’s hans husband’s hans husband The Queen ‘, a Nod to the Fact that mirren Once Played Queen Elizabeth In The Queen . “
“Yet, when the story Becomes so fast and absurd in the final act that it loses its credibility, the movie feels less a Sunday crime series, but more like a weekday children’s show in the Afternoon. The tone and its in its and yawse”
Variety – Gives No Stars
“In The Wake of Only Murders in The Building , The Knives Out Films, and Kenneth Branagh’s Poirot Film Adaptations (Let Alone the Complete True Crime Universe), The Thorsday Murder Club Doesn’tn’tn’tn’t Rally Innovative. But that’s not The Intention EITERTE andTion. Cast. “
“The intricate (but not too much complex) plot Doesn’tn’t innovate, and neith the obligatory plot twists, with bloodthirsty florists, lemon cake, immigrant workers and cozy chess games, are not groundbreaking . than a puzzle that Doesn’tn’t Frustrate Or Challenge, But Simply Entertains Quietly. “