A retired detective reluctantly enters a chilling Venetian palazzo where a Halloween séance turns into a sinister murder mystery.
Suspenseful. A late-night trip at a measured pace. Emotionally it is heavy.
Streaming on Hulu.
Nothing past what a PG-13 promises: no sex or nudity and mild language.
Rated PG-13, but by what is on screen our estimate is fine from about 10.
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Celebrated sleuth Hercule Poirot, now retired and living in self-imposed exile in Venice, reluctantly attends a Halloween séance at a decaying, haunted palazzo. When one of the guests is murdered, the detective is thrust into a sinister world of shadows and secrets.
There is a twist, and that is all we are saying.
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