The most remarkable thing about this TV-film is probably the name of the director. The undeniably multi-talented Danish prodigy Nicolas Winding Refn had already made a few cult-films before his odd career-detour via "Agatha Christie's Marple", like "Fear X" and the "Pusher" trilogy, but his major breakthrough came right after with first "Bronson", and then of course the Ryan Goslin hits "Drive" and "Only God Forgives". Refn is known and acclaimed for his raw, realistic and nihilistically toned thrillers, so his choice to direct a "Miss Marple" is curious, to say the least.
It's a rarity, but I haven't read the Christie novel on which the episode is based, and neither had I seen a previous TV-adaptation, so I was in for a full surprise! The set-up is quite original. For once, it's not the regular routine of Miss Marple visiting a friend and, all of a sudden, a vile murder gets committed. Instead, it's reminiscent to "And then there were none", with a big of group of people - including Miss Marple and her nephew - receiving tickets for a guided tour where a previously committed crime will gradually become exposed.
So far so good, but regrettably "Nemesis" became one of my least favorite instalments of the three seasons thus far. Strange as it may sound, I don't like it when I can guess the killer's identity, the modus operandi, and his/her motives. Usually, this is never a problem with Agatha Christie, as her plots and denouements are extremely convoluted and surprising, but this one was rather transparent. Maybe I've seen and read too many Christie-stories lately, I don't know.
It's a rarity, but I haven't read the Christie novel on which the episode is based, and neither had I seen a previous TV-adaptation, so I was in for a full surprise! The set-up is quite original. For once, it's not the regular routine of Miss Marple visiting a friend and, all of a sudden, a vile murder gets committed. Instead, it's reminiscent to "And then there were none", with a big of group of people - including Miss Marple and her nephew - receiving tickets for a guided tour where a previously committed crime will gradually become exposed.
So far so good, but regrettably "Nemesis" became one of my least favorite instalments of the three seasons thus far. Strange as it may sound, I don't like it when I can guess the killer's identity, the modus operandi, and his/her motives. Usually, this is never a problem with Agatha Christie, as her plots and denouements are extremely convoluted and surprising, but this one was rather transparent. Maybe I've seen and read too many Christie-stories lately, I don't know.