Review of The Mirror Crack'd (1980) by Peter S — 10 Jan 2009

Pretty cool latter day elizabeth taylor movie.

This review of The Mirror Crack'd (1980) was written by Peter S on 10 Jan 2009.

The Mirror Crack'd has generally received mixed reviews.

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Angela Lansbury is Miss Marple and old stars like Rock Hudson, Kim Novak, Tony Curtis etc adds colour, but the real star here is Elizabeth…

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Angela Lansbury makes for a terrific Miss Marple (something of a dry run for her eventual MURDER, SHE WROTE stint), she's backed by a swell…

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By Mark Karl H (30) on 21 Mar 2009

It's a shame Angela Lansbury didn't continue the role of Jane Marple (like Peter Ustinov did with Poirot)…

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Kim Novak is the standout here with a wonderfully droll performance, but the picture borders on poor taste sticking as closely as it does to…

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A little slow in the start, and a little flabby in the middle, but like most Agatha Christie adaptions, the ending is quite the doozy…

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Part British whodunit, part Hollywood camp-fest, The Mirror Crack'd takes it's plot line about vengeful actresses and makes it into a parody…

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Rock Hudson married to Elizabeth Taylor. Dream come true. Great addition to Agatha Christie based movies…

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