Kenneth Branagh scares up best Poirot film yet with 'A Haunting in Venice'

), his precocious son Leopold , and Reynolds' assistant Desdemona — find themselves locked in a house that boasts all manner of horrors.

Poirot and, by extension, the audience are never quite sure whether what they're seeing is real or not — and much of the film Branagh leads a strong ensemble here. Yeoh is satisfyingly mercenary and chilling as Ms. Reynolds, toeing the line between canny businesswoman and purveyor of spiritualism in a way that keeps us guessing. While Cottin, largely unknown to American audiences, is inscrutable in the best way, her stern exterior belying her kindly heart.

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