Knives Out

This is a crime thriller thats been a long time in the making. Mystery fans rejoice: Knives Out is an impeccable cinematic achievement, laced with sardonic wit, division and conflict, and of course a perplexing puzzle. This is easily one of the most fun films of 2019 - its both a brilliant piece of entertainment and beautifully crafted enigma. Sit back, relax, and try to crack the code.

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Knives Out has been shown in numerous festivals, and it received massive acclaim in literally every single one of them. Therefore, its hype grew more and more until its wide release date. Before the film, I cant deny that I was indeed affected by the whole a whodunnit like you havent seen in years. I went into the theater with high expectations, not only due to the festival praise but due to its jaw-dropping cast. Its uncommon to possess such a renowned ensemble and deliver a bad movie, especially when Rian Johnson is writing and directing it (yes, I like The Last Jedi, and even if I didnt, he did other stuff, you know?). Its one of those fi...

I did not think that Last Jedi was a very good movie, but I have always been a fan of Rian Johnson. And honestly? Knives Out is a strong contender for his best work yet. I have never seen a whodunnit like this before. Seeing this in a theatre was the poppy-poppy-paper of movie-going experiences, because I so enjoyed that.

Final rating: - Very strong appeal. A personal favourite.

This case is like a donut with a hole in the middle of a donut hole. Actually, it's a donut within a donut's hole.

Knives Out subverted my expectations...in a good way. A smartly written whodunit movie that manages to be both humorous and classy. The kind of murder mystery that never fails to entertain. Pleasing both cinephiles and mainstream audiences. Perfectly balance, as all things should be. It basically pulls a Hitchcock on us.

Rian Johnson is a great director, but at times has silly ideas. On the other hand, when given the right material I think hes a great director and writer. Hes also a clever man, but never came off as annoying. The dialogue was so sharply written that I could tell the cast loved every minute of soaking ...

"That certainly not what I was expecting."

• Whodunit?
• Rian Johnson.
• Why?
• To subvert the tropes of yet another sub-genre... properly!

As divisive as it was, I neither loved nor hated the love-it-or-hate-it The Last Jedi. Maybe because I'm not a huge fan of the much-beloved saga. But I can give you a quick opinion of what I thought about it anyway. The first half almost turned me off completely: tons of lame jokes and out-of-character moments that indicate that Johnson's biggest concern was to subvert expectations and nothing but. The second half of the film was way better. It proved to me that Johnson is actually very capable of adding fresh blood to the saga, so effortlessly to such an extent that I wondered why he struggled...

Fun little murder-mystery starts off great, kind of loses a little steam in the middle, before rebounding nicely at the end. Fine performances all around, though especially Daniel Craig (reminded me why he was also great in The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo even with a starkly different tone). Also makes me remember Rian Johnson is a fine filmmaker (loved Brick). 4.0/5

This film had quite the rewatch value, keeping a consistent, yet entertaining thrill ride. Rian Johnson's original tale is strikingly filled with a talented ensemble, old-school-mystery-thrills and a sharp envisioning. Knives Out keeps the audience on their toes and brings a surprising delight towards its conclusion.

Best way to watch is on big screen

Caving to popular opinion and seeing this was a bad decision; Daniel Craig's accent is the only interesting aspect, and you can get that from the trailer.

80's actors meet the younger generation of Marvel and series for a huge "camp it up" under the patronage of Bond himself.

A great movie, entertaining and it has you playing detective right away. Great for all the Columbo wannabees.

Incredible. Loved it!

Even on just one watch, it's one of my favourites already - I have a feeling I'll be revisiting this a lot. I had heard amazing things about this since its release and, man, is the hype befitting. It's a brilliant 131 minutes, even if it feels much shorter than that given how enjoyable it is.

The casting is impeccable. Daniel Craig is superb in the role of Blanc, I've actually found Craig a tad hit-and-miss - even with 'James Bond' - but he is utterly superb here; even with that unusual yet definitely entertaining accent.

It's by no means The Craig Show, though. Ana de Armas is excellent as Marta, she does a lot of heavy lifting in terms of making her character's situation fully believable. She's great from st...

An incredibly well-crafted and beautifully shot whodunit with an impressive cast. Knives Out keeps the viewer on the wrong track thanks to the ingenious script, bringing a surprising delight towards its conclusion, but without losing rewatch value.

10/10

So, this is a bad remake of Clue... but...

"The bad scores are because of Star Wars fans" And, honestly I am sure that some of them are... but once more we see people attacking anyone that doesn't give a Rain Johnson 10 out of 10.

"The bad scores are conservative trolls" And once again we see people, and Johnson, attacking anyone that doesn't like this film.

Once again people are throwing a fit because other people don't like the exact same thing they do.

But to be honest, again, I can see that. This is overtly political, and by "overtly" I mean that they are screaming through a megaphone, at just about every opportunity, to inject their politics into it.

Other than that, it is kind of like Clue... if Clue was very careful no...

A novel written specifically for a dramatic work

The story of the movie is simply that we have a person murdered and a group of people suspected of being involved in killing this person because they all have an interest or benefit that this person should die. The movie is simply ask who killing old Harlan Thrombey.

Often these types of films and these types of stories that contain puzzles and crimes are based on old books such as Agatha Christie, Sherlock Holmes, or any other novel, but this story from the movie was written specifically in order to be made in a dramatic form because the story was written for the cinema and the way the story was implemented was far-fetched. Completely different from traditional methods. This is the...