Review: Death on the Nile, Marry Me, I Want You Back, and Blacklight

Poirot is back and as dated as ever with Death on the Nile. Then there are two “romantic comedies” in times for Valentine’s Day with J.Lo’s Marry Me and Charlie Day and Jenny Slate’s I Want You Back. Finally Liam Neeson has his latest anemic attempt at action with Blacklight.

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More about Death on the Nile:

Belgian sleuth Hercule Poirot’s Egyptian vacation aboard a glamorous river steamer turns into a terrifying search for a murderer when a picture-perfect couple’s idyllic honeymoon is tragically cut short. Set against an epic landscape of sweeping desert vistas and the majestic Giza pyramids, this tale of unbridled passion and incapacitating jealousy features a cosmopolitan group of impeccably dressed travelers, and enough wicked twists and turns to leave audiences guessing until the final, shocking denouement. “Death on the Nile” opens in U.S. theaters February 11, 2022.

Starring: Kenneth Branagh, Gal Gadot, Armie Hammer, Ali Fazal, Tom Bateman, Letitia Wright, Annette Benning, Russell Brand, Emma Mackey, Rose Leslie, Jennifer Saunders, Sophie Okonedo, Dawn French.

More about Marry Me:

After finding out about her fiancé’s cheating ways, a pop superstar impulsively marries a total stranger; they must soon decide if two people from such different worlds can find true love. Streaming only on Peacock.

Starring: Jennifer Lopez, Owen Wilson, Maluma, Sarah Silverman, Michelle Buteau, John Bradley, Jimmy Fallon.

More about I Want You Back:

Peter and Emma are total strangers, but when they meet, one thing instantly bonds them: they were both unexpectedly dumped by their respective partners, Anne and Noah, on the same weekend. As the saying goes, “misery loves company,” but their commiseration turns into a mission when they see on social media that their exes have happily moved on to new romances, Anne with Logan and Noah with Ginny. Terrified that, in their 30s, they have lost their shot at happily ever after and horrified at the prospect of having to start over, Peter and Emma hatch a desperate plot to win the loves of their lives back. Each will do whatever it takes to put an end to their exes’ new relationships and send them running back to their arms.

Starring: Charlie Day, Jenny Slate, Gina Rodriguez, Scott Eastwood, Manny Jacinto, Clark Backo.

More about Blacklight:

Trust, identity, and the danger of unchecked power push a covert operative to the edge in director Mark Williams’ intense action thriller Blacklight. Travis Block lives and fights in the shadows. A freelance government “fixer,” Block is a dangerous man whose assignments have included extracting agents out of deep-cover situations. When Block discovers a shadowy program called Operation Unity is striking down ordinary citizens for reasons known only to Block’s boss, FBI chief Robinson , he enlists the help of a journalist, but his past and present collide when his daughter and granddaughter are threatened. Now Block needs to rescue the people he loves and expose the truth for a shot at redemption. Nothing and no one is safe when secrets are hidden in Blacklight.

Starring: Liam Neeson, Emmy Raver-Lampman, Aidan Quinn, Claire Van der Boom, Tim Draxl, Taylor John Smith.