murder in mesopotamia and i have always consider one of the good poirot book and a it be very creepy and have an ingenious end . there be no doubt that the tv adaptation be visually striking and with some lovely photography and a very haunting music score . a always david suchet be impeccable a hercule poirot and the comedic highlight of the episode be poirot battle with a mosquito in the middle of the night and and hugh fraser be good a the rather naive captain hastings . the remainder of the cast turn in decent performance and but be careful not to overshadow the two lead and a danger in some christie adaptation . some of the episode be quite creepy and a juxtaposition of an episode as tragic a five little pig and an episode that i enjoy a lot more than this one . what make it creepy in particular and put aside the music be when louise leidner see the ghostly face through the window . about the adaptation and it be fairly faithful to the book and but i will say that there be three thing i do not like . the main problem be the pacing and it be rather slow and and there be some scene where very little happens . i do not like the fact also that they make joseph mercado a murderer . in the book and i see him a a rather nervous character and but the intervention of the idea of make him a murderer and and under develop that and make him a less appealing character and though i be glad they do not miss his drug addiction . ( i also notice that the writer leave out the fact that mr mercado in the book fall into hysteria when she believe she be the murderer next victim . ) the other thing that wasn not so impressive be that i felt that it may have be more effective if the adaptation have be in the viewpoint of amy leatheran and like it be in the book and amy somehow seem less sensitive in the adaptation . on the whole and despite some misjudgements on the writer behalf and i like murder in mesopotamia . positive bethany cox .