Tuesday, August 27, 2013

The Blackheath Poisonings 1992

The Blackheath Poisonings (1992) Poster     This film is based on a 1978 novel by Julian Symons and set in the Victorian era of the 1890’s.  The head of a toy company dies suddenly and then his mother dies soon after.  Two families, the Collards and the Vandervents own the company.   They also live together in spacious Albert Villa near the London suburb of Blackheath.  To outsiders, it appears they have the perfect life but there are many secrets.
      I enjoyed watching this with it’s twists and turns.  I was not able to pick out who committed the murders because final clues are not revealed until the last segment.  3 ½* (I liked this movie)

180 min, Drama directed by Stuart Orme with Christine Kavanaugh, Ian McNeice, Zoe Wanamaker, Judy Parfitt, Patrick Malahide, James Faulkner, Christien Anholt, Julia St. John, Nicholas Woodeson, Ronald Fraser.

Note:  Blockbuster 2 ½*, imdb 6.9 out of 10.

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