It may not be an oscar contender but it's certainly a fun time. Helped by a pretty decent cast, the movie will keep you thoroughly entertained throughout it's run time.
965 Reviews
Consistently Entertaining
ryanazzi14 June 2019
Cute Fluff
matthewssilverhammer17 August 2019
Ya know that annoying couple who sits behind you in the theater and comments on every little thing that's happening in the movie? Murder Mystery takes that couple and places them directly within a Poirot-style story. Thankfully, when the movie works around this couple, it works. Sandler and Aniston really have great chemistry with a fluffy and cute script that's better than Sandler normally works with.
A goofball comedy with heart
robertalancashman14 June 2019
Sandler is back. He goes alright too. I laughed during the film. What else do I need to say. Anniston is a good sort. The movie has just enough mystery to make the murder in the Murder Mystery movie a good mystery murder. Plenty of tropes and cliches but still feels fresh enough, and has just enough romance to be a good one to watch with your lady friend. It's not god tier Sandler like in Sandy Wexler, but it does deliver an entertaining evening in, as opposed to standing outside in the cold.
Murder Mystery review
JoeytheBrit28 June 2020
Enjoyable lightweight comedy (possibly sponsored by Claritin!) from Adam Sandler that benefits greatly from the presence of the often under-rated Jennifer Aniston. They play a couple who finds themselves in the middle of the kind of old-fashioned murder mystery plot that Aniston's character loves to read. The film plays on genre tropes to decent effect and Sandler reins in the annoyance quotient, although given today's climate of gender sensitivity it's likely that vaguely ditzy female characters like Aniston's - who can pause in a moment of panic to admire some nearby wallpaper - will soon go the way of murders in the library with a candlestick.
It's terrible but I still enjoyed it
clairemaud14 June 2019
Meh. Can't believe the amount of fake reviews.
Top_Dawg_Critic7 August 2019
Great production value (sets, locations, yachts, etc) and decent directing, but the writing was bland and infantile. No LOL moments and a few smiles, but mainly cheesy humor. Even Sandler and Aniston couldn't save this screenplay. Producers should have put more efforts in the writing than in the fake reviews. A generous 6/10 from me.
chemistry is good
SnoopyStyle15 June 2019
NYPD policeman Nick Spitz (Adam Sandler) can't quite pass the detective test for the third time and hides it from his wife Audrey (Jennifer Aniston). She pushes him to go on an European vacation. She sneaks onto first class and encounters Viscount Charles Cavendish (Luke Evans) who invites the couple to a family gathering on his yacht. The family patriarch and Charles' uncle Malcolm Quince (Terence Stamp) announces that he's leaving his fortune to his new wife Suzi. He is murdered before he signs the new will. It's a wild weekend of Clue characters and it's a murder mystery. Inspector de la Croix immediately sees the Spitzes as his prime suspects and Nick has to solve the case with his wife.
I actually like Sandler and Aniston as a bickering middle age couple. I think they've found their sweet spot at this stage of their careers. They just need to make sure that they have a good story. This is almost there. I actually think that this would work better with a straight Agatha Christie murder mystery. Sandler and Aniston could be a new mystery solving team. They're the new Hart to Hart if it's done right. That's what's missing from this movie. The clues comes out of nowhere at the end and nobody cares about discovering the killer's identity. The chemistry is good and these characters could be good as long as the writing is good.
I actually like Sandler and Aniston as a bickering middle age couple. I think they've found their sweet spot at this stage of their careers. They just need to make sure that they have a good story. This is almost there. I actually think that this would work better with a straight Agatha Christie murder mystery. Sandler and Aniston could be a new mystery solving team. They're the new Hart to Hart if it's done right. That's what's missing from this movie. The clues comes out of nowhere at the end and nobody cares about discovering the killer's identity. The chemistry is good and these characters could be good as long as the writing is good.
All the funny parts are in the trailer
claytonchurch118 June 2021
I like Adam Sandler and I like Jennifer Aniston. Neither of them were at the top of their game, nor natural fits for their characters. I felt throughout that I was hoping it would be better. As I said in the title, if you watch the trailer, you will see all the funny parts.
Great Comedy-Murder film.
nayehorne14 June 2019
A married couple get invited by a viscount for a vacation on his yacht, but a series of unfortunate events happen when the viscount's father is murdered in cold blood.
I thoroughly enjoyed it, but Adam Sandler's character is very unpleasant. I also loved the mature comedy-murder vibe.
I thoroughly enjoyed it, but Adam Sandler's character is very unpleasant. I also loved the mature comedy-murder vibe.
Tediously boring
mally-516861 January 2022
Shocking movie
The characters are similar to comedy characters in films from The mid to late 90s
Found myself on my phone more and more as this movie dragged on.
Weak story line, I even found their surname annoying "Spits" ishhh.
Weak story line, I even found their surname annoying "Spits" ishhh.
Old fashioned murder mystery on a ship.
dogma-5366814 June 2019
A nice easy breezy murder mystery. Full of fun. Don't count on anything serious or deep here just sit back with your popcorn and a soda and enjoy the movie. Nothing offencive here. Just an adult murder mystery romp. We don't get many like these anymore. Ignore the people who like to criticize everything because they think they are actual critics. Chemistry between Aniston and Sadler is awesome. I hope they make more movies together.
not so bad after all
ops-5253514 June 2019
Warning: Spoilers
Comedy today means instant use of vocabularistic artistery, and the fun is tucked within there. but this is a kind of exception, with a good lard of action inbetween, and the car chase near the end are merely superb,and fun.
its a tour de europe for an american couple that nearly derails before it strats. due to unsirendipitous circumstances they bump into a murder, and if one murdered has happened a second will statistically occur pretty fast. and so goes the story.
its like a agatha christie novel ,though more comedy and action than miss marple and hercule poirot does commit, so if you want to go to cartagena,spain, monaco , lake como, and end on the orient express on high octane, then the grumpy old man recommends murder mystery
its a tour de europe for an american couple that nearly derails before it strats. due to unsirendipitous circumstances they bump into a murder, and if one murdered has happened a second will statistically occur pretty fast. and so goes the story.
its like a agatha christie novel ,though more comedy and action than miss marple and hercule poirot does commit, so if you want to go to cartagena,spain, monaco , lake como, and end on the orient express on high octane, then the grumpy old man recommends murder mystery
Don't believe the hype
sammygbr21 June 2019
Driving to work the radio is on in the car and it says "Murder Mystery, the most number of views" or similar, so I thought it was a top film. It has been done before and done much better. The plot is wafer thin, it seems like a case of throwing in 2 big names and hoping it to reap the rewards. I've watched funnier documentaries
Perfectly fine
masonsaul15 May 2023
Murder Mystery isn't as smart or meta as it thinks it is but it remains a perfectly fine, predictable comedy that never has a truly memorable laugh but plenty of good chuckles and is an enjoyable way to pass 90 or so minutes with some well matched stars clearly enjoying their luxurious holiday.
It proves that when they're not an auteur passion project with way too much money, Netflix films are at their best as solid 3 star formulaic entertainment rather those excessively budgeted bland blockbusters desperately trying to kick off a cinematic universe that no one asked for.
Adam Sandler are Jennifer Aniston are fine, neither one breaking new ground but they clearly get along and bounce off each other well. The supporting cast is massively overqualified for these roles but Adeel Akhtar is the only one able to leave a lasting impression and has the best jokes of the film.
Kyle Newacheck's direction is competent, the film does look like a TV show for the most part but the on location photography is nice. There's also a last minute car chase that's surprisingly strong and is way better than the some of the ones in the bigger budgeted Netflix films, which is kinda depressing.
It proves that when they're not an auteur passion project with way too much money, Netflix films are at their best as solid 3 star formulaic entertainment rather those excessively budgeted bland blockbusters desperately trying to kick off a cinematic universe that no one asked for.
Adam Sandler are Jennifer Aniston are fine, neither one breaking new ground but they clearly get along and bounce off each other well. The supporting cast is massively overqualified for these roles but Adeel Akhtar is the only one able to leave a lasting impression and has the best jokes of the film.
Kyle Newacheck's direction is competent, the film does look like a TV show for the most part but the on location photography is nice. There's also a last minute car chase that's surprisingly strong and is way better than the some of the ones in the bigger budgeted Netflix films, which is kinda depressing.
Goofball comedy but I laughed throughout
MazzyMayhem-117-54451131 August 2019
I didn't expect to enjoy this film as much as I actually did! It was reminiscent of those Hart To Hart capers I watched as a child, but this film had me chuckling throughout. Adam Sandler was really funny and Jennifer Anniston complemented him well.
Exactly what was advertised
RCD132125 August 2019
So many reviews on here telling how awful this was, what were they expecting? Spielberg? Coppolla? It's a Happy Madison film with Adam Sandler and Jennifer Aniston. If you watch the trailer, you already know it's not a serious mystery. It's advertised as fun, campy, goofy and a complete waste of an hour and a half. It's not the next Oscar contender. It's a mildly funny, fairly entertaining tale of a NYPD cop, who continues to fail to make detective, who gets shamed into finally taking his wife on a European honeymoon. While en route, his wife befriends a rich Englishman who invites them onto his billionaire uncle's yacht. In a twist that Stevie Wonder could see coming (the title is Murder Mystery, after all), a murder occurs. It's up to the hapless American couple to try to solve the caper. Seriously, if you're not expecting this to be blissfully moronic and predictable, and existing only to entertain, perhaps you should just crawl back into the basement of the art house film theater you crawled out of. It's dumb, it's campy, it's just a silly project concocted by Sandler to convince himself his career is not all dead. And to be honest, going in, expecting exactly what I got, I actually enjoyed it. The supporting cast was just as dumb and over-the-top as the rest of the movie. And that's fine. It's a fun movie to unplug from reality and just watch. People don't have to make things so complicated. However, it should have been named Adam, Jennifer, and the really cold set.
Passes time
bmarcinkevicius20 June 2019
You have to be kidding!!!
djbrow-3384516 June 2019
7/10, 8/10, 9/10? Are you serious? Even accounting for the fact that Adam Sandler is in it (and despite Aniston being in it) there is nothing positive about this movie. Terrible acting, cringeworthy dialogue, stupid plot. Reminds me of B grade movies from the 70's. Do yourself a favour, give it a miss and go watch the grass grow.
Good movie
barngoddess414 June 2019
A No for Sandler.
toochaau16 June 2019
Absolute RUBBISH!
jan_eration15 June 2019
I honestly haven't seen such a bad film in years! Infantile, badly scripted, badly acted...I'm amazed the whole thing didn't end up on the cutting room floor. I cannot believe that some have said it was good, I can only think we were watching different films. It was making me cringe with embarrassment and I barely managed to finish it.
I've never actually critiqued a film on here before and I'm an avid viewer but felt compelled to save others from losing the time to watch it, awful film.
I've never actually critiqued a film on here before and I'm an avid viewer but felt compelled to save others from losing the time to watch it, awful film.
Entertaining enough - Aniston as always elevates the proceedings
timtindy14 June 2019
Nice old-fashioned comedy-mystery that, without Aniston and Sandler, would have been lucky to be made at all these days but would have been shown back in the day as the network movie of the week. That's not a criticism - just a fact, and with two A-listers onboard and Aniston as always subtly adding her comic chops and legit acting skills, it makes this old-fashioned move worth watching for a pleasant 90-minute diversion.
Haters gonna hate
mbyrne1664809920 June 2019
This movie is weird one as you feel like you are at a murder mystery show you'd see at a venue like a hotel or something and that Aniston and Sandler are two members of the audience, like you except they've been roped in. The film keeps you guessing and has some cliches of the genre incorporated into it. The characters are quite likeable and some pretty funny. Critics have slammed this one as it's not a laugh a minute, but I don't think it was meant to be. I enjoyed it, is it Sandler's best? No. Is it his worst? Not by a long shot. Well worth a watch.
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