Toby Stephens gave a surprisingly poignant performance as Philip Blake, Aymas Crale’s boyhood friend, who harbored a secret passion for the painter. There were certain cast members that I believe stood out. Suchet did an excellent job of revealing Poirot’s emotional outrage toward the murderer, without any histrionics whatsoever. But I must admit that one of his finest moments – not only in the movie, but during the entire series – came when he exposed the murderer. David Suchet gave his usual competent portrayal of Belgian-born sleuth, Hercule Poirot. That last scene made me realize that the murderer – in an act of emotion – had not only killed the artist, but destroyed a family.Īnother one of the movie’s major assets turned out to be its cast. This was emphasized in the movie’s finale with one last flashback featuring Crayle and Caroline enjoying happier times with their daughter before murder and tragedy struck. What started as a cold case involving the murder of a philandering, yet talented artist, ended as a tale of sad regrets and family tragedy. ”FIVE LITTLE PIGS” turned out to be one of those rare Agatha Christie stories in which most of the drama occurred in distant past. *Cecilia Williams - Lucy and Angela’s devoted governess *Angela Warren - a disfigured archaeologist and Caroline Crale’s younger sister *Elsa Greer (Lady Dittisham) - a spoiled society lady who had once been Crale’s mistress and subject *Meredith Blake - a reclusive former amateur herbalist and Philip’s brother *Phillip Blake - a stockbroker and old childhood friend of Amyas Crale He ended up interviewing five other people who had been at the Crales’ house party fourteen years earlier – five people whom Poirot dubbed ”the Five Little Pigs”: Despite his doubts, Poirot agreed to investigate Crale’s death. Years later, Lucy read a letter from Caroline in which the latter claimed her innocence.
According to her, Crale had been murdered fifteen years ago and Lucy’s mother, Caroline, ended up being arrested, convicted and executed for the murder. The story began with Hercule Poirot receiving a visitor - a wealthy young woman from Canada named Lucy Lemarchant, who admitted to being the only child of a famous artist named Amyas Crale. My recent viewing of "FIVE LITTLE PIGS" made me realize two things – a) it is a well-written and melancholy story with tragic overtones and b) it is one of the finest Christie adaptations I have ever seen. I just gave the game away in the last paragraph, did I? I gave my opinion of "FIVE LITTLE PIGS" right off the bat. Who would have thought that a story with a title straight from a nursery rhyme would lead me to view it as one of the best screen adaptations of a Christie novel I have ever seen? That is the name of this adaptation of Agatha Christie’s 1942 novel.
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