在这部ABC谋杀案剧情/犯罪/悬疑片中,BBC继续改编阿加莎·克里斯蒂的小说为剧集,这次是《ABC谋杀案》(The ABC Murders),约翰·马尔科维奇饰演大侦探赫尔克里·波洛,鲁伯特·格林特饰演巡官Crome。6月开拍,共3集。设定在1930年代,英国处于经济大萧条时期,怀疑和仇恨率日益上升,波洛将面临一个连环杀手“A.B.C. ”的威胁,随着尸体数不断增加,唯一的线索是每个作案现场的一份“ABC铁路指南”。波洛的调查不断被一个决心要胜过他的敌人挫败,他的权威、正直、过去和自身身份将经历严峻考验。
安德鲁·巴肯(《金钱世界》《小镇疑云》)、埃蒙·法伦(《双峰》《雄狮》)、塔拉·菲茨杰拉德(《权力的游戏》)、布朗温·詹姆斯(《名姝》)、弗雷娅·梅弗(《皮囊》)参演,Alex Gabassi(《事实真相》《弗兰肯斯坦传奇 》)执导。
Set in the 1930s, a time when Britain is dangerously divided and suspicion and hatred are on the rise, the story sees Poirot face a serial killer known only as A.B.C. As the body count rises, the only clue is a copy of The ABC Railway Guide at each crime scene. Poirot's investigations are continuously thwarted by an enemy determined to outsmart him. If Poirot is to match his nemesis, then everything about him will be called into question: his authority, his integrity, his past and his identity.
BBC出品阿加莎必为次品。BBC,毁原著的翻拍不分国界。难道只有“忠于原著”这一种方向吗?。既然剧这么烂,不如说说原著吧。问题不在改编。这不是阿加莎的ABC,但抛开改原著,恐怕也不是一部合格的犯罪探案剧。阿加莎作品SP化:高开低走 震荡调整。失望。不喜欢这个版本。BBC版波洛大侦探,从睿智可亲的胖子,到暗黑丧气的瘦子。