『勾魂游戏』极受推崇, 在本格推理侦探片的范畴上, 算是一部成功的杰作, 若是你喜欢阅读阿嘉莎.克莉丝蒂的推理小说, 一定会喜欢它。本片的编剧之一是惊魂记男主角 - 安东尼柏金斯。　　故事背景在地中海的一艘私人游轮上, 名制片家克林顿邀请六位好莱坞演艺界的大腕, 千里迢迢从美国飞到南法地中海沿岸, 打算在游轮度过一个礼拜的假期。同时, 克林顿公布了一个字谜游戏, 大家得照规矩参加, 就是每人各拿到一张卡片, 必須保密,不能被其他人看见, 每天晚上靠岸, 从两小时的游戏时限内, 探索出克林顿要求的答案,很不幸的, 後来的发展, 让六位宾客人人自危, 因为每张卡都在提醒着六个人不想被別人探查到的隐私,但秘密却在別人手裡的那张卡裡......原来克林顿的老婆席拉, 在一年前的宴会上被撞死, 一直查不到凶手是谁, 难道他这次的邀请, 是想藉着游戏来找出凶手吗 復仇、谋杀、死亡的戏码一个个在游轮上演, 凶手真的在其中六位宾客裡吗 看来他(她)已经蠢蠢欲动了

For years, Martin has been working on his great play about cloud castles, flying pirates and a feisty princess. His secret role model for the leading character is his good friend Isabel, a cheeky young woman who is waging war on genetically modified seeds around the world. And she is leaving tomorrow to go to the middle of Africa for the next three years. Low and behold, Martin confesses his love to her at the departure desk. A confession which would have meant the world to Isabel some time ago, but now comes too late to change things. But then the flight is delayed for several hours. Isabel takes off into the city to talk to Martin, but he has disappeared...