Spoofing Agatha Christie is very much shooting fish in a barrel, and to be fair, See How They Run is fully cognisant of this and so opts for not just dialling up the silliness, but deconstructing itself as it goes along, not so much breaching the fourth wall as taking a wrecking ball to it. Sam Rockwell, cautiously essaying an English accent with a modicum of success as a wearied London policeman investigating the murder of an American film director backstage at the 100th performance of The Mousetrap, is ideal in the role and Saoirse Ronan as the rookie he's saddled with as a partner by his PR-obsessed boss, proves a great comic foil to him. The recreation of the London of 1953, facilitated by the coronavirus having emptied public areas at the time of filming, is also a strong suit. It doesn't try to to go down the full-blooded murder mystery route and settles instead for witty dialogue, but a good time is clearly had by all of the quality cast.
6/10
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