'The Thursday Murder Club' A Review

The Thursday Murder Club is a murder mystery, an adaptation of the Richard Osman novel. Four retiree true crime heads get to put their sleuthing skills to the test in this cozy British whodunit.

The core four- Helen Mirren, Pierce Brosnan, Ben Kingsley, and Celia Imrie- are, no surprise, pretty great, clearly having fun and committed. It's nice to see a movie with a septuagenarian ensemble, a sub-genre which has kinda ebbed and flowed over the years, as there's so much talent and experience that gets sidelined without stories that center them. The rest of the ensemble is a bit hit or miss- Naomi Ackie and David Tennant are great, Tom Ellis and Daniel Mays are bit confused. But overall it's solid if all within the comfortable confines of the genre.

Visually the film is uneven, the locations themselves are gorgeous, the actual cinematography pretty uninspired. The score is pleasantly forgettable, overall the production works but isn't particularly noticeable. Not much to it but delivers exactly what you'd expect.

For fans of cozy British mysteries, a bit thin otherwise.

Currently streaming on Netflix.

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