Pierce Brosnan and Helen Mirren make the most of 'The Thursday Murder Club,' Netflix amiable but treacly adaptation of Richard Osman's mystery bestseller.

The Thursday Murder Club sees four retirees and cold case investigators come face-to-face with a real-life whodunnit

Death hovers over The Thursday Murder Club, not only because its title organization’s business is homicide, but because its members are older men and women living in a retirement community where the Grim Reaper is a persistent presence.