It's hard to explain thoroughly what an utter mess this film is. The story is flimsy and hard to follow, and the actors seem to be asleep most of the time. Special opporobrium goes to the composer, who doled out a mish-mash of a score that ranges from Arvo Part-style minimalism, to weird processed piano doodling, to electronic noise. It's as though 3 or 4 different hacks each contributed a reel. The producer is a no-name whose only credits are three knock-off Agatha Christie mysteries. Who funded him? It's telling that he couldn't get the same actress to play the lead role in all three films. Shame on PBS for foisting this on a mystery-hungry public.
Review of Agatha and the Curse of Ishtar
