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The few reviews I've read have singled out Branagh for being great, but that the movie itself was a muddled mess, particularly toward the end. Haven't seen any that mentioned the music.
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unfortunately the reviews from the big british papers are not good...basically they say it's a very mediocre "meh" movie..and Branagh is a British darling!
Oh too bad..I really wanted this to be good..
Well, Branagh is not really a darling of the British press - or any press. He fell down hard after his "Frankenstein" adaptation and has been accused of a huge ego and regularly gets mocked by the critics.
In any event, his style of filmmaking is not for everyone, and adapting this famous Christie novel after Lumet has done it invited scorn as well.
I haven´t seen the film yet but definitely want to because I do like Branagh´s work. I also like Doyle and what he did with this score. It was never meant to be a huge rousing orchestral piece, so I do not understand the disappointment here.
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The movie is dreadful -- poorly written, directed, and scored. The only people smiling are the cast & crew of the 1974 flick, all of whom just had their reputations enhanced. Stay away.
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...Been listening to the score all day. How very boring it is! Like most modern film music.
That's really unfortunate to hear. My hopes were very high for this score. So yet another wasted opportunity!
...It was never meant to be a huge rousing orchestral piece, so I do not understand the disappointment here.
That's not true. If a classic Christie done by one of the greatest symphonists of our time isn't meant to be a huge rousing orchestral piece, then I don't know what else could be!
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The movie is dreadful -- poorly written, directed, and scored. The only people smiling are the cast & crew of the 1974 flick, all of whom just had their reputations enhanced. Stay away.
In what way was the film poorly scored? Was it the spotting or the music?
Like everything else in the movie, the score is perfunctory. Rather than providing any momentum, flair or atmosphere it just shows up and collects a check, like the actors.
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I'll make up my own mind, thank you. What is 'generic' to others, doesn't mean it's generic to my ears. The word is used way too much these days...
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Been listening to the score all day. How very boring it is! Like most modern film music.
Have all composers lost the ability to make something memorable and identifiable, or have they all concluded that it is old-fashioned and too listener-friendly to make a good score??
the answer to your comment is a simple : Yes..........and I saw the movie and in my opinion the acting is poor along with the disappointing music.......but it looks good.........he is not well but composer Lalo Schifrin would have been a better choice as his style of music is so varied and would have suited the proceedings ideally.....
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JNH said as much last night, as he was about to perform Prince of Tides.
He said you would not be allowed to write a score like it anymore. He called it something from a forgotten age.
I felt like shouting 'blame your mate you've just given a name check to' 
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The movie is dreadful -- poorly written, directed, and scored. The only people smiling are the cast & crew of the 1974 flick, all of whom just had their reputations enhanced. Stay away.
In what way was the film poorly scored? Was it the spotting or the music?
Like everything else in the movie, the score is perfunctory. Rather than providing any momentum, flair or atmosphere it just shows up and collects a check, like the actors.
That's disappointing. Guess it was too much to ask for a score that tipped the hat to Herrmann.
Funny you should mention Herrmann, because I was wondering if Doyle might have scored it the way Herrmann said he would've... that the train was a "train of death".
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I think it's harsh to call this score bad.
Okay, it ain't DEAD AGAIN or NEEDFUL THINGS, but what is these days.
It's no JACK RYAN, that's for sure.
Justice is a really lovely cue.
I think a lot of people will change their minds about this one after a few more plays.
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Sony will release the score according to the trailer.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mq4m3yAoW8E
By now I think most people knows how this ends. Another lousy song that has nothing to do with the period or style of the film. Do these songwriters actually see the movie before writing?
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By now I think most people knows how this ends. Another lousy song that has nothing to do with the period or style of the film. Do these songwriters actually see the movie before writing?
No, it's blocked by the paychecks dangling in from of their faces.
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