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Murder Mystery
Official release poster
Directed byKyle Newacheck
Written byJames Vanderbilt
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyAmir Mokri
Edited byTom Costain
Music byRupert Gregson-Williams[1]
Distributed byNetflix
Release date
  • June 14, 2019 (2019-06-14) (United States)
Running time
97 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Murder Mystery is a 2019 American comedy mystery film directed by Kyle Newacheck and written by James Vanderbilt. The film stars Adam Sandler, Jennifer Aniston, and Luke Evans, and follows a married couple who are caught up in a murder investigation on a billionaire's yacht. It was released on June 14, 2019, by Netflix.[2]

Plot

Nick Spitz (Adam Sandler) is a New York police officer, and his wife Audrey (Jennifer Aniston) is a hairdresser. Audrey wants to visit Europe, as Nick had promised at their wedding, but thinks they never will. After their 15th-anniversary dinner, Audrey confronts Nick, who lies that he has in fact booked the trip, and they set off to Europe. On the plane, Audrey meets billionaire Charles Cavendish, who invites the couple to join him on his family yacht for a party celebrating his elderly uncle's upcoming wedding to Charles' former fiancée. After seeing how crowded their previously planned bus tour would be, Nick agrees.

Aboard the yacht, Nick and Audrey meet Cavendish’s ex-fiancée Suzi, his cousin Tobey, actress Grace Ballard, Colonel Ulenga, his bodyguard Sergei, the Maharaja Vikram of Mumbai, race car driver Juan Carlos Rivera, and their host Malcolm Quince, Cavendish’s uncle. Quince announces that his new wife Suzi will be the only one to receive his inheritance, believing the others only feign interest in him because of his money. Before he can sign his new will, the lights go out and come back on to reveal Quince dead, stabbed by his own dagger.

Nick, who has lied to Audrey about being an NYPD detective, orders the room locked, and the guests return to their rooms. Later that night, the guests find Tobey, Quince’s only son, dead from an apparent suicide. Upon arriving in Monte Carlo, the guests are questioned by Inspector Laurent Delacroix, who believes Nick and Audrey guilty of the murders.

At the Monaco Grand Prix, Nick and Audrey question the guests. That night, Sergei summons them to his room, where he reveals Quince had married the Colonel’s fiancée while the Colonel was in a coma, which ended with her death and a child who was allegedly stillborn. The couple hide when someone knocks on the door, and come out to find Sergei has been murdered. Bravely, they climb out the window and edge along the ledge, high above the ground. In the process, they see the Colonel flossing his teeth, which rules out the chances of him being the murderer and killing Sergei. While fleeing, they see on the news that Delacroix has issued a warrant for their arrest. Audrey is furious to learn Nick is not actually a detective and lied about booking the trip in advance, and she leaves with Cavendish.

Nick follows Suzi to a library where he finds Audrey, who reveals Cavendish is in the building as well. They realize Cavendish and Suzi are still in love and, presumably, the murderers. The couple are forced to flee from a hidden gunman and meet Rivera, and are confronted by Suzi, who is killed by the masked killer. Nick and Audrey go to Quince’s mansion to confront Cavendish, but find him dead by poisoning.

The couple summon Delacroix and the remaining guests The Colonel, Grace, Vikram, and Rivera, who all have alibis. Nick and Audrey deduce that Grace is the murderer; she was helped by Tobey, then killed him. Grace reveals that she is Quince’s child that “died” and that his money truly belongs to her, though she denies being the killer. However, Audrey proves her guilt and she is arrested.

While celebrating, Nick and Audrey learn that Grace had another alibi and there must be another killer. They realize Rivera is the second murderer, who blamed Quince for an accident his father had where he had lost both of his legs. Rivera holds Delacroix hostage and leads Nick and Audrey in a car chase, but they force his car to crash and rescue Delacroix. Rivera holds them all at gunpoint, but is killed by the chaotic tour bus, which Nick and Audrey would have initially boarded earlier.

Delacroix thanks the couple and offers to help get Nick promoted to detective back home. The movie ends with Nick and Audrey continuing their vacation aboard the fabled Orient Express courtesy of Interpol.

Cast

Production

In June 2012, it was reported that Charlize Theron had signed on to star in Murder Mystery, a mystery-comedy then set to be directed by John Madden, from James Vanderbilt's screenplay. Before the announcement, the project had been set up at Walt Disney Studios with Kevin McDonald set to direct.[3] In April 2013, it was reported that Colin Firth, Adam Sandler and Emily Blunt had joined the cast - although, representatives for Firth and Blunt denied that they were boarding the film.[4] In September 2013, it was reported that both Theron and Madden had left the project and that Anne Fletcher was now set to direct for TWC-Dimension; Theron eventually received an executive producer credit on the film.[5]

In March 2018, it was announced that Sandler and Jennifer Aniston had signed to star, reuniting them after Just Go with It, their 2011 film. Kyle Newacheck directed, still with Vanderbilt's script, and the film premiered on Netflix as part of Sandler's distribution deal.[6] In June 2018, it was announced that Luke Evans, Gemma Arterton, David Walliams, Erik Griffin, John Kani, Shioli Kutsuna, Luis Gerardo Mendez, Adeel Akhtar, Ólafur Darri Ólafsson, Dany Boon and Terence Stamp had joined the cast.[7][8][9]

Principal photography on the film began on June 14, 2018 in Montréal.[8][10] In late July 2018, filming began in Italy at locations including Santa Margherita Ligure, Lake Como,[11] and Milan (where most of the scenes set in Monaco were actually shot).[12]

Release

A trailer was released on April 26, 2019.[13] The film was digitally released worldwide on June 14, 2019.[14]

On June 18, 2019, Netflix reported that 30.9 million households watched the film in the first 72 hours, the biggest opening weekend for a film in the company's history.[15] In July 2019, Netflix reported that the film was viewed by 73 million households in its first four weeks of release, making it Sandler's most successful film on the streaming platform.[16]

Reception

On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 45% based on 56 reviews, and an average rating of 4.76/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "Murder Mystery reunites Jennifer Aniston and Adam Sandler for a lightweight comedy that's content to settle for merely mediocre."[17] Metacritic assigned the film a weighted average score of 38 out of 100, based on 19 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews."[18]

Accolades

Association Year Category Recipient Results Ref
People's Choice Awards 2019 Favorite Comedic Movie Murder Mystery Won [19]
Favorite Male Movie Star Adam Sandler Nominated
Favorite Female Movie Star Jennifer Aniston Nominated
Favorite Comedy Movie Star Adam Sandler Nominated
Teen Choice Awards 2019 Choice Summer Movie Murder Mystery Nominated [20]
Choice Summer Movie Actor Adam Sandler Nominated
Choice Summer Movie Actress Jennifer Aniston Nominated

References

  1. ^ "Rupert Gregson-Williams Scoring Netflix Movie 'Murder Mystery'". Film Music Reporter. May 8, 2019. Retrieved May 8, 2019.
  2. ^ "MURDER MYSTERY will launch globally on Netflix in June 2019". Filmoria.co.uk. Retrieved April 23, 2019.
  3. ^ Charlize Theron in Talks to Star in 'Murder Mystery' for 'Marigold Hotel' Director
  4. ^ Cannes: Colin Firth, Adam Sandler, Emily Blunt to Join Charlize Theron in 'Murder Mystery'?
  5. ^ Anne Fletcher Directing 'Murder Mystery' for TWC-Dimension
  6. ^ Kroll, Justin (March 29, 2018). "Adam Sandler, Jennifer Aniston Reunite for Netflix 'Murder Mystery'". Variety. Retrieved June 7, 2018.
  7. ^ Hipes, Patrick (June 7, 2018). "Luke Evans Is The Man In Netflix Comedy 'Murder Mystery'". Deadline. Retrieved June 7, 2018.
  8. ^ a b Kit, Borys (June 14, 2018). "Luis Gerardo Mendez Joins Adam Sandler, Jennifer Aniston in 'Murder Mystery' (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved June 15, 2018.
  9. ^ Galuppo, Mia (June 25, 2018). "Terence Stamp, Gemma Arterton Join Netflix Comedy 'Murder Mystery'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved June 25, 2018.
  10. ^ "L'acteur britannique Luke Evans à Montréal | TVA Nouvelles" (in French). Tvanouvelles.ca. Retrieved June 15, 2018.
  11. ^ Hemmert, Kylie (July 26, 2018). "Sandler and Aniston's Netflix Movie Murder Mystery Begins Filming". ComingSoon.net. Retrieved July 27, 2018.
  12. ^ https://milano.corriere.it/notizie/cronaca/18_agosto_27/gp-monaco-gira-porta-venezia-ma-solo-film-murder-mystery-f3242a44-a9d1-11e8-bb57-056c6010fdbf.shtml
  13. ^ Murder Mystery | Trailer | Netflix (Trailer). Netflix. April 26, 2019. Retrieved April 28, 2019.
  14. ^ "Virtually every movie coming out this summer". Los Angeles Times. April 25, 2019. Retrieved April 25, 2019.
  15. ^ "Netflix Reveals Record-Breaking Stats for Sandler-Aniston 'Murder Mystery' Flick". Variety. June 18, 2019. Retrieved June 18, 2019.
  16. ^ Patrick Hipes (July 17, 2019). "Netflix Reveals Viewer Data For 'Our Planet', 'Dead To Me', 'Always Be My Maybe', More". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved July 17, 2019.
  17. ^ "Murder Mystery (2019)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved June 27, 2019.
  18. ^ "Murder Mystery reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved June 27, 2019.
  19. ^ Evans, Greg; Evans, Greg (2019-09-04). "E! People's Choice Awards Finalists Announced; Voting Open Through Oct. 18 – Complete List". Deadline. Retrieved 2019-09-05.
  20. ^ "Teen Choice Awards 2019: See the full list of winners and nominees". EW.com. Retrieved 2019-09-05.
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