Are you looking for a screwball murder mystery comedy? The 1985 movie Clue is just the right answer.
Based on a board game of the same name, tells the story of six guests who are invited to the castle of an unknown host. Well, it doesn’t go the way of Agatha Christie’s And Then There Were None, but there are six murders before the dinner is through.
The first half is all about getting to know the weird guests and their weird behavioral quirks. Carry on and you’ll be rewarded in the second half. Because when the laughs come, they will be dragged out of you suddenly, and repeatedly. The last whacky hour just whizzes by, as our crazy guests get curiouser and curiouser.
The movie also doesn’t lose track of the whodunnit … And the award goes to the butler for revealing what “really” happened. In that final climax scene of the movie, our butler (Tim Curry) presents three scenarios, and I DARE YOU not to roar with laughter.
I have seen comparisons of with (starring Maggie Smith). But , IMHO, is vastly more humorous and well-orchestrated.
Rating: 8/10. Highly recommended.