[FireGilbert]

I've seen a few of the movies mentioned recently. They were okay:

Death on the Nile: Another Christie murder mystery with Branagh leading the ensemble cast. Like its predecessor, it's an acceptable adaptation that offers a few good twists and turns despite being dull at times. I did like how they gave Poirot more of a back story but there were mixed results when they tried to tie this in with the movie's themes around love. It also felt strange that a lot of effort was put into the costumes and set design only to place them against mediocre CGI of the Nile. 6.5/10

The King's Man: The Matthew Vaughn spy series returns, this time a WWI prequel staring Ralph Fiennes. The action is excellent with some fun well choreographed set pieces that live up to the standard from the original. The plot on the other hand leaves something to be desired. At times it felt like the writers were just trying to tick boxes to create an origin story and tie in with WWI leading to this feeling more like a collection of set pieces than a proper story. Some of the historic tie ins were fun and I didn't see the twist coming at least. 7.5/10

Last Night in Soho: A stylish thriller from Edgar Wright. I enjoyed the premise and was invested from the start but the story started to lose focus in the 2nd half. There were solid mystery aspects that took a backseat to meandering horror scenes and, although it managed to stick the ending, I felt some of this could have hit the cutting room floor. The music and cinematography was excellent but overall more style than substance. 7/10