![]() Shirley Henderson- I am still trying to get over the fact she played Moaning Myrtle in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets- overdoes it slightly in the role of Honoria Wainfleet though. ![]() Julia McKenzie attends the after party for 'Sondheim's Old Friends' in aid of the Stephen Sondheim Foundation at The Prince of Wales Theatre on May. Actress Julia McKenzie holding a TV Times Award, circa 1990. Though I will say the acting was fine, with good performances from Anna Chancellor, Sylvia Syms and Lyndsey Marshall. British actress Julia McKenzie and American actor Jerry Harte, with McKenzie resting her hands on Harte's shoulders, 16th August 1972. ![]() The sergeant's dim-witted responses came across as rather awkward. Another problem was some of the dialogue, including (forgive my vague recollection) the Major's conversation with the sergeant about golf, when he was asked to give his alibi. The plot does suffer from a number of deviations from the text, and came across sometimes as a tad confusing, and there was about half an hour when I barely knew who the characters were. However, as an adaptation it is disappointing, though I will say right now, I prefer this adaptation above almost all the Geraldine McEwan adaptations, save Murder is Announced and Murder At the Vicarage. The music score was beautiful, very haunting yet had a tragic undertone to it. Of course I have always said that Joan Hickson is the best Miss Marple, but McKenzie brings a certain wisdom and sparkle to her interpretation, and it was lovely to see. Julia McKenzie, despite the fact that Miss Marple isn't in the book, is evidently making the most of her role and is settling in quite nicely. The scenes down by the river in particular were beautifully shot. ![]() One reason is the splendid photography, and the wonderful period detail. Flawed it is, and not quite as good as Pocket Full of Rye, it is well worth watching. Murder Is Easy isn't at all dire, and I think it is unfair to say it has no redeeming qualities. ![]()
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