Adam Sandler and Jennifer Aniston look for clues and laughs in a strained 'Murder Mystery'
by Justin Chang, Los Angeles Times
Jun 14, 2019
3 minutes
It spoils nothing to point out that "Murder Mystery," a painless, mostly mirthless action-comedy starring Adam Sandler and Jennifer Aniston, ends with an explicit homage to Agatha Christie. It's not an especially obscure reference - sorry, "Postern of Fate" fans - which is only to be expected. Any movie with a title like "Murder Mystery" is clearly both announcing and skewering its own obviousness. But it also might be presenting itself as an increasingly rare bird, a throwback to the days when big stars, baroque weapons and a little
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