Film Review – The Thursday Murder Club

Author Richard Osman struck literary gold with his 2020 novel, “The Thursday Murder Club,” creating a premise and a mystery that attracted plenty of readers. He expanded his world with three sequels, and Hollywood has come calling, with Steven Spielberg’s Amblin Entertainment producing the first of likely many features based on the book series. Director Chris Columbus oversees the endeavor, working with screenwriters Katy Brand and Suzanne Heathcote to bring the material to the screen, and they have an advantage with the cast, finding Helen Mirren, Celia Imre, Pierce Brosnan, and Ben Kingsley inspired choices to portray a collection of senior citizens who get easily charged up around crime, newly tasked with solving a murder that directly involves their retirement village. “The Thursday Murder Club” is exactly as easy on the senses as one expects it to be, creating viewer-pleasing entertainment with reliable talent and enough scripted turns to keep the picture in motion. Read the rest at Blu-ray.com