![]() Miss Fisher and the Crypt of Tears premieres March 23rd aka tomorrow on Acorn TV. Miss Fisher’s pluck and optimism, as well as her inimitable style, offer a welcome respite from our real world problems. You can’t help but cheer as Miss Fisher refuses to be a damsel in distress and rejects the expected conventions of 1920s womanhood. There’s something to be said for an adventure film (and a period piece especially) where a woman is the hero. While Miss Fisher and the Crypt of Tears doesn’t reach the heights of the original series, there is plenty to enjoy in this adventurous romp. And of course there’s the witty and flirtatious banter between Phryne and Jack, which continues to delight. Davis sports some truly fabulous costumes and the scenes in the desert are gorgeously shot. Unfortunately, Dot and Hugh barely appear in the film.Īnd while the whodunit is lacking, there’s still plenty to enjoy in the film. ![]() In the series, the mechanics of the mystery are bookended by smaller plots involving Miss Fisher’s companion Dot (Ashleigh Cummings) and her awkward romance with Constable Hugh (Hugo Johnstone-Burt). The mystery itself is overly complicated and the pacing drags as a result, especially in the second half. I say almost, because while Davis remains a delight, she’s hampered by a muddled plot that doesn’t quite come together. Essie Davis brings confidence and joy to the character just as she did in the series, and Miss Fisher’s bon mots and derring-do are almost enough to carry the film. She’s stylish, fearless, and preternaturally skilled in a variety of things, from flying a plane to firing a gun to breaking hearts across the Continent. Miss Fisher operates like a cross between Indiana Jones and James Bond. But unlike those films of yesteryear, the protagonist is a thoroughly modern woman. The duo travel from London to Jerusalem to the Negev desert (with Morocco subbing in for filming) as they collect ancient artifacts and piece together the mystery.įrom the very opening, the film conjures the vibe of a classic serialized adventure. Set against the backdrop of British-controlled Palestine, Miss Fisher seeks to solve the mystery of the massacre with help from her estranged paramour Detective Inspector Jack Robinson. But was the massacre part of a mysterious curse or a government cover-up? ![]() Shirin is the last of her tribe after a mysterious massacre claimed the lives of her family and friends. The film, written by series creator Deb Cox and directed by Tony Tilse, opens with Miss Fisher in Jerusalem, where she breaks a young Bedouin woman, Shirin (Izabella Yena), out of jail and brings her to England. The film works as a standalone piece, and you can always watch all three seasons of the show on Acorn TV. But if you’re new to Miss Fisher, don’t worry. Each episode finds Miss Fisher investigating a murder with the reluctant help of Detective Inspector (and long-simmering love interest) John “Jack” Robinson (Nathan Page). Based on the novels by Kerry Greenwood, Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries was an Australian television series that followed the adventures of Phryne Fisher ( The Babadook‘s Essie Davis), a stylish aristocrat who moonlights as a private detective in 1920s Melbourne. If you’re new to Phryne fandom, here’s the gist. And the thrill of seeing Miss Fisher back in action offers almost enough goodwill to buoy the film itself. Much like the Downton Abbey film, the return of Miss Fisher is akin to being reunited with a dear old friend. You can chalk it up to the isolating effects of COVID-19, but when Essie Davis’s Phryne Fisher appeared on screen in Miss Fisher and the Crypt of Tears, I cheered out loud in my living room.
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