Poirot as a comedy? Hm. Perhaps if it had been directed well, and if the plot hadn't been so mercilessly murdered, and if Poirot hadn't been as miscast, it might have had survived. Alas, it is a bizarre hodgepodge of sketches and spoofs, none of them particularly funny. I can't quite comprehend why a wonderful actor like Robert Morley agreed to play the role of Hastings in this movie.Overall, I would avoid it and go for the real thing - David Suchet, who managed to play the role faithfully, with charm and character.