The murder mystery film “Death on the Nile” was released in theaters on Feb. 11. The film has an abundance of well known actors and actresses including Kenneth Branagh, Armie Hammer, Gal Gadot, Letita Wright and Russell Brand. The actors lived up to their well-known names with great acting and the movie overall had a surprising end, fulfilling its hype and expectations since it is a prequel. 

“Death on the Nile” is centered around a wealthy couple who invite their friends to join them on their honeymoon. A jealous ex scares the couple into inviting a detective to help them and their guests feel more safe.

Boarding a boat to spend the last 10 days of their vacation on the Nile River, shortly after the group has left Egypt, one of the members is murdered. From this point on, the detective on the boat refuses to head back to Egypt until he can determine who the murderer is. The film is full of twists and turns that will leave you accusing nearly everyone at some point just as the detective does in the film. 

The pacing of “Death on the Nile” isn’t perfect, but this mystery drama has a star-studded cast as well as surprising and entertaining twists.

After the first major event happens on the boat, the action in the movie picks up speed relatively quickly. People are injured, more murdered, evidence is found and panic is mounting as the guests are essentially being held against their will on a boat in the middle of nowhere with a murderer among them. 

One of the more disappointing features of the film was the lack of believability. The film is supposed to be set in Egypt and the Nile River, but at times it is very obvious that the actors are standing in front of a green screen. In 2022, technology is so advanced there shouldn’t be a moment in a movie where viewers think about the story being fake. 

“Death on the Nile” has an extremely basic soundtrack. The music flows well with the theme of the film, but it is not necessarily the type of music you would want to listen to. Nothing from the score stands out or stands on its own outside of the film and is worth listening to by itself.

The film production had a budget of 90 million dollars and has currently made around 101 million dollars in the box office. It was adapted from the book “Death on the Nile,” written by Agatha Christie, which was published in the United Kingdom in 1937. The film is a sequel to the 2017 murder mystery film, “Murder on the Orient Express.” Although it is a sequel, “Death on the Nile” can be watched and completely understood without watching “Murder on the Orient Express.”