The Mystery of Mr E

2023

Action / Crime

4
IMDb Rating 4.5/10 10 122 122

Director

Martyn Tott Photo
Martyn Tott

Top cast

Bethany Spinner Photo
Bethany Spinner as Laura Taylor
Matt Oliver Photo
Matt Oliver as Inspector Coode
Aidan Broderick Photo
Aidan Broderick as Oscar Landrigan
Barton Mills Photo
Barton Mills as Sergeant Wilderspin
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931.69 MB
1280*544
English 2.0
NR
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25 fps
1 hr 41 min
Seeds 2
1.69 GB
1920*816
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles us  de  es  fr  it  ja  nl  pl  sv  
25 fps
1 hr 41 min
Seeds 2

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by sneedposter 5 / 10

What did I just watch

I'm giving this film five stars simply because it is unique and creative. A low budget musical murder mystery is quite an idea.But the unfortunate downside is that it's just not very good. My wife and I were convinced it was a parody for this first 45 minutes. And I do think it is played this way to an extent. But I do think they meant it in an earnest way.
Reviewed by Emberweave 3 / 10

The only mystery is how this got made in the first place

When the story begins, we see adult male twins in clothing that looks like it's from the 1920s. They're visited by a guy dressed in a suit that looks like early 1960s. Later a man says his mother died in 2014. In what year is this taking place? Did the twins just get home from auditioning for an am/dram production of "Newsies?" The twins have zero body fat. They also have zero charisma. I assume they were hired simply because they are cute twins. I also assume they're models because they are incredibly wooden when they move or speak, and when they're still, they are so carefully posed. Hands in the pockets? Arms are bent at a perfect 90 degrees. Drinking tea? Posed with the cup for that perfect print ad shot. And the twin with the suspenders looks like he's constantly trying to flex under his shirt. It's distracting. Especially when they talk, because they deliver their dialogue like they're afraid to move their facial muscles at all for fear of creating wrinkles. They're too young to be acting like Patsy Stone from Absolutely Fabulous ("I can't smile like that! I can't afford the wrinkles!") And they can't sing. No one can sing in this alleged musical. Actually the only person with any life or talent is the actress playing the dead woman. What seemed like it would be an interesting experiment, a kind of Agatha-Christie-meets-Gilbert-&-Sullivan production, doesn't work at all. The story is nothing but cumbersome exposition set to music that never develops beyond the first few bars, but becomes a repetitive refrain. And all the bad singing. I had to give up after 40 minutes because life is too short. It's a mystery to me how this got to the production stage because it definitely feels like a workshop piece that needs a lot of work before it's ready. And I mean a LOT of work.
Reviewed by craigmerlini 8 / 10

Great fun

I really enjoyed the film, I'm not the biggest musical fan, but it was nice to see something different from the 'norm' and that had such a warm feeling to it.It's shot really nicely and has a feel of a timeless cosy English mystery.My stand out characters were Mr E, Anders and the police officers. In particular, Inspector Coode's song about being anosmic and his subsequent exasperation with the unfurling events were particular comedic highlights. In fact there were plenty of comic moments throughout which kept things light as the mystery progressed.A pleasant ninety minutes spent, recommended.
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