Crooked House (2017)

Stefanie Martini invites former flame, private investigator Max Irons to her family’s estate to investigate the circumstances surrounding her beloved grandfather’s death. Not surprisingly based on an Agatha Christie novel, the central mystery isn’t all that surprising and the little supposed romance between Irons and Martini fizzles especially since Martini comes across as a poor choice in her role. Luckily the rest of the female cast is incredibly strong with the always marvelous Glenn Close, Christina Hendricks, and Gillian Anderson, who for some reason are all hairstyled in uniquely garish colors. The film is an entertaining diversion, but it plays out as a poor man’s Knives Out.