grow up and i be a huge fan of agatha christie book . i would read and reread everyone i could get my hand on . i remember be terribly excite when death on the nile be release in 1978. the movie quickly become a favorite of mine that i have watch literally hundred of time over the year without ever grow tire of it . i still find new thing to enjoy with each viewing . the movie have lose none of it entertainment value on me . for me and there be two area where death on the nile really excels christie story and the acting . death on the nile follow the basic plot structure christie use over and over a group of people be isolate on a boat and train and old house and island and etc . a murder soon follow that only one of these people could have commit . everyone be a suspect . each character have a motive and the opportunity to have commit the murder . death on the nile be one of the best example of this plot structure that christie write . unlike other mystery and death on the nile do not cheat . there be no character introduce in the last minute and there be not vital clue that the detective discovers just before reveal the murderer . it play straight . everything that christie detective poirot know and the viewer also know . it just that most of u would never put the clue together in the same manner poirot do . a for the acting and death on the nile feature a wonderful cast . while my personal favorite be maggie smith and angela lansbury and and bette davis and everyone in the cast give a terrific performance . it may be something as simple a the look davis give when some egyptian child moon her from the shore or it may be something as elaborate a lansbury over the top portrayal of the over sexed writer and each character be play to perfection . in short and the acting be first rate . two complaint i have read across the internet involve the perceived padding of the script and character that aren not well round . the pad argument usually concern shot after shot of egyptian location without much happening . maybe it just me and but i enjoy the scenery . plus and i be usually have such a good time with the film that i do not want any of it to rush by . a for the character and while it be a valid argument and i understand that it the way christie write . most of her character be simply there to be suspect . the rest of their life do not matter . i must confess that i too would have like to see a little more dimension and depth add to some of these fascinating people . it my only complaint .