Knives Out, written and directed by Rian Johnson - Eight out of 10

Knives Out, written and directed by Rian Johnson

Eight out of 10

To make a silly, wrong-sided joke, we can read the impressive names in the cast, with Daniel Craig, Chris Evans, Jamie Lee Curtis, Michael Shannon, Don Johnson, Christopher Plummer, Ana de Armas, Toni Collette, and then stop, for there is nothing else to say in favor of this motion picture…

Unless of course, we look at the long list of nominations and awards, including three for the upcoming Golden Globes, for the most important categories of Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy, Best Performance by an Actress and an Actor in a Motion Picture- Musical or Comedy, the exceptional Metascore, average rating with the critics, 82 out of 100 and the 8.1 out of 10 given by the public, also on average.

Variety says:

“Knives Out recalls a time when audiences could still be surprised by such mysteries, before the genre devolved into a corny parody of itself. Johnson keeps us guessing, which is good, but the thing that makes this a better mousetrap than most isn’t the complexity, but the fact he’s managed to rig it without the usual cheese.”

Evidently, Variety is correct and the fact that this cinephile has found very little to entertain him in this acclaimed comedy – drama is rather, nay, perhaps absolutely irrelevant.

Furthermore, even he knows that there is so much to appreciate in the performances, although Daniel Craig might be phenomenal for some and over the top for others.