Review of And Then There Were None (1945) by Carlos R — 27 Dec 2010

An exceptionally well done mystery film, whose biggest merit is to create an atmosphere, suspense and intrigue similar to Agatha Christie's novel. I think that it's impossible that a film could create and provoke that kind of suspense and intrigue (that's why the book is an undeniable masterpiece).

.. not even Hitchcock could have done that. But well, a French filmmaker called Renà (C) Clair was the responsible to direct this solid film, very entertaining from the very beginning, very well acted, told, filmed and written, despite some obvious flaws.

I loved the way that no violence was shown, only suggested, and even so the suspense was magnificent; I think the book's descriptions were way more violent and sometimes creepier than in the movie itself.

A surprising ending (not the book's ending, they adapted the ending according to an adaptation of the novel in a play), really unexpected, and despite being the lowest point of the film, I still liked it and enjoyed it.

A bit dated in some aspects, however it's a movie that deserves more recognition and it was really a lot of fun to watch.