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

Helen Mirren, Pierce Brosnan, and Ben Kingsley star in Netflix's delightfully charming adaptation of The Thursday Murder Club.

Imagine Golden Girls meets Murder, She Wrote, and you'll have a sense of the immaculate energy that exudes from The Thursday Murder Club. Now, I realize those comparisons might sound dated. But I challenge you to find a modern,