For all her prolificacy, Agatha Christie relied too often on one particular plot twist, and as soon as you recognize her old favorite here, the film loses all interest.
– Dave Kehr,
Chicago Reader,
23 Mar 2011
fresh:
A nostalgic throwback to the genteel British murder mystery pix of the 1950s.
– Variety Staff,
Variety,
26 Mar 2009
rotten:
Both Miss Taylor and Miss Novak, as larger-than-life silver-screen rivals of a certain age, get all wound up for some fancy, high-toned tongue-lashings, but the material isn't up to their power.
– Vincent Canby,
New York Times,
30 Aug 2004
rotten:
Though it's obvious after five minutes that this is a complete no-no, the cinema equivalent of a bellyflop, it exercises a perverse fascination