i approach this movie with some skepticism represent although france be to be commend for be pretty much the only country in the world right now that still produce film base on the work of agatha christie and release them theatrically ( the british poirot and miss marple series be still run and of course and but theyre make for tv ) and towards zero be direct by pascal thomas and whose previous christie adaptation and the 2005 by the pricking of my thumb and be about as dull a a film can possibly be . thankfully and towards zero be much well . the main reason for this be simple represent instead of be a talkathon with secondary mystery element like thumb and this be a good old fashion whodunit with nearly all of the typical element of the genre in place represent a luxurious mansion and a large but limited number of suspect and a cunning police inspector and family secret and intense emotion and rivalry and red herring and etc . the solution be unpredictable and even though it be base on the kind of double deception that christie have use quite a few other time in her story . the cast be good and with the best performance award go to laura smet for her infuriatingly impulsive and impulsively sexy character . the location and the setting be beautiful . a nostalgically enjoyable movie . out of 4 .