"May I introduce Hercule Poirot, the private detective, and his associate Captain Hastings.", 26 July 2015
Poirot and Hastings meet a young couple who have been able to secure a large, nice flat at a fraction of the market price. Poirot (for whatever reason) sees something sinister in this situation and feels it deserves his attention. Soon, he's up to his elbows in burglars, spies, and FBI agents.
I'm shocked to see all the positive reviews, as I'm not much of a fan of this episode. To me, the problem with The Adventure of the Cheap Flat is there isn't really much of a mystery. It's too straightforward and could have been handled by the regular police - no need to get Poirot involved. Sure, Poirot knew something was up with the cheap flat long before anyone else, but he was just guessing. There wasn't any real reason for his suspicions. As for the FBI's involvement, Agent Burt is more of a caricature than Poirot and not particularly enjoyable. Finally, as I've pointed out before when writing about Charlie Chan, I much prefer murder related stories to spy related stories. It's just a personal preference of mine. There are some good points: sets, costumes, most of the acting, and some of the set-pieces, but on the whole, I can't call The Adventure of the Cheap Flat anything other than average.
I'm shocked to see all the positive reviews, as I'm not much of a fan of this episode. To me, the problem with The Adventure of the Cheap Flat is there isn't really much of a mystery. It's too straightforward and could have been handled by the regular police - no need to get Poirot involved. Sure, Poirot knew something was up with the cheap flat long before anyone else, but he was just guessing. There wasn't any real reason for his suspicions. As for the FBI's involvement, Agent Burt is more of a caricature than Poirot and not particularly enjoyable. Finally, as I've pointed out before when writing about Charlie Chan, I much prefer murder related stories to spy related stories. It's just a personal preference of mine. There are some good points: sets, costumes, most of the acting, and some of the set-pieces, but on the whole, I can't call The Adventure of the Cheap Flat anything other than average.
5/10
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