“Knives Out”

When the trailers came out a few months ago, my initial reaction was “stupid”, but boy am I glad I saw this because this movie is really fun. An old fashioned Agatha Christie style murder mystery. They don’t make these anymore, at least not very many. When the wealthy patriarch of a dysfunctional family suddenly drops dead, everybody is expecting a piece of the action, but its not so simple when all the money is left to the Brazilian nurse. A Louisiana detective (Daniel Craig) comes in and does his best Columbo if played by Foghorn Leghorn. The writing is very good and so is the mystery. You kind of suspect who the suspects are, but how will it come together because it can’t be this easy. Pay attention to detail as you’re watching this. After just sitting through the 3.5 hr marathon that was The Irishman, (although I liked it very much) I think I enjoyed watching this one more. Check it out. It’s a lot of fun.

Rating (****)