#36: Knives Out

So the mystery is essentially solved before the first hour half, the rest is seeing a bunch of famous people be characters. Some of it's surreal, all of it's interesting.

My notes for this are a mess, forgive me.

People will say that 'the big standout is Chris Evans!' but that's because you're used to seeing him as Captain America or as a baby-eater in "Snowpiercer" or something that no one but dedicated Stans saw.

He's certainly way more compelling than he ever was in a MCU film. There's nothing wrong with him here. Honestly, the standout for me is Toni Collette ("Hereditary", Ari Aster, yes, the man who brought us "Midsommar").

Also, Daniel Craig with a Colonel Sanders type infliction and accent is amazing and I love it.

So, you know how Star Wars films, modern ones, will sprinkle faux progression or mentioning minor that insists the creators are 'woke'?

This is more of a genuine attempt from our old friend Rian Johnson (And yes, I desperately miss him in Star Wars already). It's not far enough because it turns into 'rich white people try to get an immigrant framed for the crime'.

Even the white liberal turns on her. Surprise, right?


The actual mystery solving shows up too late for my liking, and the 'twist' too early. There's about 30 minutes of dead time in the middle which is very dull. The twists themselves are good, it's the dead space that kills the momentum, especially when you don't see more of the family.

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Chris Evans as the asshole sorta kinda unintentional murderer is kind of attractive, I hate to say it.