Although the evidence appears to be overwhelming in the strangulation murder of a blackmailer, Miss Marple's sole 'not guilty' vote han gs the jury 11-1. She becomes convinced that the real murderer is a member of a local theatrical troupe, so she joins them in order to gather information. The clues lead back many years to a single disastrously unsuccessful 1951 performance of a dreadful play written by the group's hammy director, H. Driffold Cosgood. Although at that time, several of the current cast members were only children, more murders follow before Miss Marple ultimately exposes the killer. 英国影片。片长90分,根據Mrs. McGinty's Dead改編,原著是波羅故事。因影片将主角变为马普尔小姐和剧情的更改引起原小說作者克里斯蒂强烈不满,影片本身也遭遇票房和评论惨败。主演Margaret Rutherford还出演過另外3部以马普尔小姐为主角的电影,其中1部亦是根据波洛故事改编(「葬礼之后」),另1部是原创剧本。80年代在多部电视剧中扮演塔彭丝的Francesca Annis也在本片中扮演一个小角色。
观众对《最卑鄙的谋杀》的评价两极分化,一方面认为剧情离谱、演员表现惊艳,另一方面认为编剧粗制滥造、剧情不合理。
它是一部值得一看的电影,通过其故事和表现手法,让观众反思剧内向观众表达的意义和人性的复杂!
这是一部非常特别的影片,没有大开大合的剧情,没有博人眼球的类型元素,没有贯穿到底的故事脉络。像是一杯温开水,看似平淡,却喝起来十分解渴。
说真的,《最卑鄙的谋杀》看完后我真的是久久不能平静!因为这部影片确实带给人的震撼太大了!不论是剧情节奏,还是剧情尺度,都让人不敢相信这是英国剧的水平。
充满了各种自相矛盾的观点,以及对人性的各种颠覆解读,看一遍绝对不过瘾。你每刷一遍,都能对人性有新的认知。