Knives Out (2019)
Written & directed by Rain Johnson this film stars Ana de Armas, Daniel Craig and Chris Evans. A famous mystery author commits suicide, or did he?
I am afraid this film suffers a bit from not being able to live up to all the hype surrounding it. By no means is this a bad film, it is a decent murder mystery with some hints at socio-political themes, but I do not think it is ever more than the sum of its parts as is required for greatness. Where the film is at its best is the way it subverts your expectations for a murder mystery film and I think that is the real strength of the piece. I enjoyed the large ensemble cast even if some of them are left without much to do.
4/5
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