Murder Mystery

This film starring Adam Sandler and Jennifer Aniston from 2019 looked like it would tick all the right boxes! A stellar cast including Luke Evans and Gemma Arterton, it does what it says on the tin it is a murder mystery and it’s a comedy. All in all, it sounds like a good film, right?

Main Film Poster

Sadly, I didn’t particularly enjoy it, but my issue with this film was I didn’t find anything extremely funny. Nothing in this film made me cackle. I wasn’t crying with laughter; the odd line did make me smile but a comedy should really leave you in stitches. For me I preferred the actual mystery behind this film. I was more intrigued by discovering who the killer was and why they had murdered elderly billionaire Malcolm Quince.

Malcom Quince played by Terence Stamp

The films follow Adam Sandler and Jennifer Aniston who play married couple Nick and Audrey Spitz on their long-awaited trip to Europe where they meet Charles Cavendish (Luke Evans). Charles invites them on board the Yacht of his billionaire uncle Malcolm Quince (Terence Stamp) to celebrate his upcoming wedding. However, when Malcolm is suddenly murdered by one of the guests all of whom are close to him. The people aboard the boat suggest Nick and Audrey could be responsible and it’s a race against time to discover who the true killer is.

Main characters Audrey and Nick as played
by Jennifer Aniston and Adam Sandler

This then follows an outlandish plot of Nick and Audrey investigating every potential suspect. Whilst also trying to evade arrest from the police who believe them to be the killers. The unpredictable twists and turns of this film left me constantly guessing who the killer was and the curve ball at the end left me satisfied that the killer wasn’t as predictable as I expected it to be. However, with this being an Adam Sandler film I expected more comedy and crazy behaviour and was left a little disheartened for this reason.

Charles Cavendish (Far left) as
played by Luke Evans with Nick and Audrey

The standout star of this film for me was Jennifer Aniston she played Audrey brilliantly. Her comedic timing was impeccable, she looked stunning and was absolutely badass in trying to solve the case! And one particular scene from towards the end of the movie proved that she is such a cool yet classy woman.

Jennifer Aniston as Audrey Spitz

Overall, this Netflix original probably won’t be one I’ll personally be watching again however I will say the mystery side of it kept me guessing all the way up until the end! This film was in no way predictable in its crimes, I just expected it to be funnier.

(From left to right) Luis Gerardo Méndez, Luke
Evans, Jennifer Aniston, Adam Sandler and
David Walliams

- Courtney -