Rian Johnson directs Daniel Craig, Edward Norton and Kate Hudson in this murder mystery set on tech billionaire private island.

As much a lampoon on the 1%-ers as a Poirot update, Johnson’s Benoit Blanc movies are starting to find their groove. Knives Out was overhyped and pretty basic but this has some more unpredictable twists and a far more satisfying denouement. Craig’s bold character moves just a little back to allow the rich ensemble to stew (Norton, Hudson and Dave Bautista are all excellent sports) so that you actually look forward to him stepping forward to dominate the puzzle later. A gorgeous looking and knowingly silly update on the Agatha Christie sub-genre. “It’s so dumb, it’s brilliant!” “NO! It’s just dumb!”

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Perfect Double Bill: Knives Out (2019)

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