Crooked House Page #2

Synopsis: In Agatha Christie's most twisted tale, a spy-turned-private-detective is lured by his former lover to catch her grandfather's murderer before Scotland Yard exposes dark family secrets.
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Production: Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions
 
IMDB:
6.3
Metacritic:
59
Rotten Tomatoes:
56%
PG-13
Year:
2017
115 min
1,478 Views


Save them

from grandpapa's influence.

They fought like cat and dog,

aunt Edith and grandpapa.

She told him

he was a slimy foreigner

with his fingers in the till,

and he told her

she was a narrow-minded,

xenophobic snob.

Actually, I think

she secretly adored him.

Here's the man himself.

I know what you're thinking.

The gorgeous daughter of an Earl

and a near midget immigrant,

an unlikely match.

But granny fell for him.

There was something exotic

and vibrant about him

that appealed to her.

Was the marriage happy?

Very happy.

Of course,

their respective friends

didn't mix, and her parents

couldn't stand him.

Well, then

why didn't they stop it?

Nobody could stop grandpapa,

Charles.

This is where you found him?

Can you walk me through it?

I brought him up breakfast.

Was that usual?

Yes.

Morning, grandpapa.

He liked me to do it.

And why was that?

We had a... Special bond.

Grandpapa.

Special bond? How do you mean?

Nothing.

We just got along well,

that's all.

This was his bathroom.

And that's the fatal cupboard.

And through there?

His wife's room.

Brenda.

Yes.

Huh.

In my office, you said...

Well, you said

you were frightened.

We're a very odd family,

Charles.

There's lots

of ruthlessness in us

and different kinds

of ruthlessness.

That's what's so disturbing.

The different kinds.

What do you mean?

Exactly what I said.

If you need anything,

you know where to find me.

Yes, thank you, Sophia.

Are you the detective?

Ah, you must be Josephine.

Sophia's sister.

How do you do?

I'm very well, thank you.

So you find out

people's secrets?

That's the idea.

Is that your tree house

out there?

Mine and Eustace's.

He's my older brother.

I like your notebook.

What do you write in it?

The things that I know.

I know lots of things.

And now that my grandpa's dead,

I am by far the cleverest person

in this house.

Anything you'd like to tell me?

Not yet.

You see,

I read detective stories.

And a good detective

will take the time

to gather evidence

and question everyone

before solving a case.

Because the murderer

is never the one

you initially suspect.

Magda is ready for you now.

Magda?

She doesn't like me

calling her "mommy."

She says it ages her.

There's no place like home.

Oh, these shoes are all wrong.

Much too frivolous

for the occasion.

I apologize,

Mr. Hayward.

No.

Oh, god.

I drank far too much claret

last night.

Gives me headaches.

Burgundy suits me

so much better.

Well, perhaps you should take

an aspirin.

Aspirin?

Pah! Hmpf!

Hair of the dog, darling.

Yeah.

Cure evil with evil.

And what about you?

It's a little early

for me, I think.

You're cute.

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Julian Fellowes

Julian Alexander Kitchener-Fellowes, Baron Fellowes of West Stafford, DL (born 17 August 1949) is an English actor, novelist, film director and screenwriter, and a Conservative peer of the House of Lords. Fellowes is primarily known as the author of several Sunday Times best-seller novels; for the screenplay for the film Gosford Park, which won the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay in 2002; and as the creator, writer and executive producer of the multiple award-winning ITV series Downton Abbey (2010–2015). more…

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