Agathie Christie's Miss Marple - The Moving Finger / At Bertram's Hotel

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• Format: DVD
• Release Date: March 2002
• Publisher: n/a
• Other Video Info: NTSC; Color
• Weight: 0.25 lbs.

Customer Reviews

I cannot stand two movies on one disk, but it is still worth it

----------------------------- “The Moving Finger” Mrs. Cleat has a nose for the nasty. Naturally, if they kept the subplots and characterization the same as the book, this movie would be a miniseries. However, they did do a good job of consolidating characters and sticking to the main points of the story. Even if you have read the book, you will enjoy watching the movie. One of the pluses of this movie is the character that plays Edward Symmington (Michael Culver). He is in several other English films and plays Prior Robert in the Brother Cadfael series. One of the minuses of this movie is the Lisa Doolittle scene; it is totally out of character for “Aunt Jane” films. You have the characteristic mystery and the usual (or unusual) suspects. Aunt Jane is confronted with a problem that may snowball into murder if she does not figure it out in time. But as everyone says, "Ask Miss Marple. She usually has the right answer." --------------------------------- “At Bertram's Hotel” Muffins vs. tea cakes with raisins It is not easy comparing movies to books, especially Agatha Christie's novels. However, this one has the feel and just the right actors. There is great attention to detail. If you have the nagging feeling that you saw Chief Inspector Fred Davy (George Baker) before, it may be that he has been in at least 100 movies and shows, recently as Detective Chief Inspector Wexford in Ruth Rendell Mysteries. Bertram's Hotel is just how Jane remembered it as a child. She soon concludes that it is too good to be true. The Chief Inspector agrees. This film has several underlying plots. However, just being in the hotel will distract you from them. So get out your muffins, sit upright in bed, and watch "At Bertram's Hotel."