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Finney or Ustinov

Det13jack 28 Dec 08 at 6:54 p.m. GMT

Who do you prefer as Poirot: Finney or Ustinov

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pnerd 23 Jan 09 at 1:51 p.m. GMT

Poirot is not an easy character to portray. But still, in my opinion, Finney and Ustinov both did great jobs. They portrayed the character differently of course, but I liked both their portrayals.

AndThenThereWasTim 23 Jan 09 at 12:14 a.m. GMT

Hmm good question.. I think Finney looked better, but Ustinov played the role better in SOME of the movies.

Tommy_A_Jones 11 Jan 09 at 4:13 p.m. GMT

I would love to have seen Tony Randall playing him, He would really have to have been terrible to be worse than Alfred Molina

cinnamonhead 06 Jan 09 at 11:15 p.m. GMT

I like Peter Ustinovs' Poirot better. To me Albert Finney seems to be trying to hard. Tony Randall was the worst Poirot and of course David Suchet is wonderful, I can't imagine anyone I'd like to see in the role other than him.

Tommy_A_Jones 02 Jan 09 at 1:30 p.m. GMT

If you close your eyes and listen to all the Poirot's From and including Finney they all sound perfect (Except for Alfred Molina - He's a good actor but he should not have played Poirot.

ariadnepoirotmarple 01 Jan 09 at 11:08 p.m. GMT

Physically Albert Finney is better, no doubt.

Tommy_A_Jones 01 Jan 09 at 1:46 p.m. GMT

I prefer Albert Finney, he looks more like my idea of Poirot than Ustinov does, Ustinov was more a Charecature of Poirot, I love his portrayal though and the Poirot films he was in but prefer Finney's portrayal after Suchet and Holm that is but Ustinov was waaaaay better than Molina.

ariadnepoirotmarple 28 Dec 08 at 9:44 p.m. GMT

I prefer Peter Ustinov way way better. Although he wasn't as perfect as David Suchet, he could portray some of the detective main characteristics. Albert Finney was so... hum... he wasn't Poirot! The character he played wasn't Poirot, definitely. Not even one of Poirot's characteristics was portrayed by him, in my opinion.

Det13jack 28 Dec 08 at 6:57 p.m. GMT

I prefer Albert Finney. In my opinion he came closest to the character aside from David Suchet.