Review of The Pale Horse

The leads in movies based on Agatha Christie books should not wear leather jackets, like Colin Buchanan does for about 80% of the time in "The Pale Horse". It gives the movie a too-contemporary feel. It's officially set in the mid-1960s, but it seems to exist more in an unspecific time zone between the 1960s and the 1990s. The other problem with this story is that, for anyone even vaguely familiar with Christie's gimmicks, the entire "satanic witches" section of the plot is one giant transparent red herring, as the deaths that occur have of course a much more practical, factual explanation. The cast is adequate, Jayne Ashbourne as Kate is certainly very cute and likable. ** out of 4.