Review: A tentative start and a stylish finish for The Thin Man

The murder mystery at the heart of The Thin Man is complex, scandalous, entertaining and ends up feeling like a cold case by the time anyone gets around to actually investigating.
The story centres around couple Nick and Nora Charles, who discover while vacationing in New York that one of Nick’s old friends was recently killed. Nick, a former detective, ends up on the case with the help of his wife.
But if you were judging the play by the first act, you wouldn’t be wrong in wondering