Things take for a turn when Mr. Boddy puts his plan in to action. Whilst the confession is secretly being recorded Mr. Boddy hands out weapons to our guests (candlestick, revolver, a pole and so on) and requests them to kill Wadsworth or else he’ll expose their secrets to the media, but Mr. Boddy’s plan back fires, upon turning off the room’s lights, Mr. Boddy is killed. The characters set out to explore the mansion, find a way out, and find out who killed Mr. Boddy whilst trying to stay alive!
One of the best things about the movie is that every room has its own little story to tell which contributes to the energetic gang and helps them discover the mystery. The way the characters manoeuvre between the rooms is hilarious in its self, but it brilliantly represents how the pawns on the board game move around.
The most appealing character has to be Wadsworth the butler. Tim curry’s outstanding performance towards the end when he explains all the murders are just excellent. The snobbish, care free Miss Scarlet played by Lesley Ann Warren also put on a good act when she confronts everyone towards the end.
The best part has to be when Wadsworth reveals who killed Mr. Boddy but even better he explains it with a brilliant feature, this is something unique to clue and is definitely an excellent aspect of the movie.
The camera angles are such that you don’t miss any action and the films music is awesomely dramatic and very well fitting to the constantly fast then slow, fast then slow moving script.
Although this is a great movie overall I would have preferred it if the ending was left as a cliff hanger, so that the audience would be left to imagine for themselves who the killer was.
If you have a sense of “silly” humour you'll love Clue. If you like to be left with a smile on your face and something to think about you’ll love Clue. But it is one you've kind of got to sit down and watch if you want to catch all the jokes or understand the end.
Whodunit? Just guess. I bet you're right.
