Sentences with phrase «murder mystery box»

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A mystery puzzle box thriller doused in mood and dread, the film tells the story of a village paralyzed by fear as a series of brutal murders grip the sleepy hamlet, while a peculiar illness seems supernaturally linked to everything going to hell in a handbasket.

Classically inspired neo-noir follows Roland Drake, a 1940s private investigator trying to untangle a mystery that's only landing him in deeper trouble, in an adventure that ticks all the classic boxes — seductive femme fatales, corrupt cops, murder, a weary PI, troublesome thugs and dames, a priceless gem, and a journey into a world peeled back to reveal a twisted family and the immoral underbelly of human nature.

And then the studio tried to sell it as an utterly confusing murder mystery and it died at the box office.

Critical approval is often not necessary for box office success, and despite dreadful reviews the sequel to the 2015 comedy debuted at No. 2 with $ 30 million, edging out the star - studded murder mystery, which placed third with $ 28.2 million.