"The Woman in Cabin 10" unfolds like an Agatha Christie story, the one Agatha chucked in the bin after deciding it wasn't fit for publication.The setting is a super yacht on its way to the fjords, owned by billionaire Anna and her slimy husband Guy Pearce with the usual assorted invited guests on board including investigative journalist Keira Knightley. It's Keira who stumbles on the woman in cabin 10 and is convinced she's been chucked overboard while everyone else including the crew try to convince her it's all in her mind.
A decent, if underused, cast that also includes Hannah Waddingham, David Morrissey, Art Malik, David Ajala and Gugu Mbatha-Raw just about keep us watching but the plot is paper thin. The real star of the picture is the yacht itself, just the thing for that luxury holiday you know you'll probably never be able to afford. Keira, meanwhile, goes about her investigating with the vigor of a sexy Miss Marple finding clues and meeting obstacles, including the obligatory attempt on her life, at every turn. Since the whole cast act suspiciously there's a little fun to be had in guessing whodunit, at least until about thirty minutes from the end when the killer is revealed leaving Keira with not much else to do but fight for her life and us to wonder why such talented people agreed to appear in this rubbish in the first place.
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