After reading an extensive number of ways to get murdered from Agatha Christie’s bestsellers, did we ever think we could get surprised by a murder-mystery movie?
Enter – Rian Johnson’s adulation to Christie – Knives Out.
After Brick (2005), a dark, 1940s noir narrative and Looper (2012), a unique time-travel story, Johnson shook the fan-base of the Star Wars franchise with his bold piece of Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017). And now it seems Johnson is unstoppable; such is the reaction of one after watching his latest entrée, which hit the theatres a couple of days back.
Showing his unusually attractive attitude towards genre cinema with Knives Out, he coerces his audience to keep chewing their nails with his smartly arranged suspense scenes and enough flaws so that the audience keeps on guessing. And as the topping for the cake, he not only has one but many cherries in the form of the stellar cast of the movie.
The movie opens with Harlan Thrombey, portrayed by Christopher Plummer, a successful mystery writer, found dead by his housekeeper Fran, with his throat slit and a knife in his hand. Pretty much looks like a suicide but as the saying goes, appearances can be deceiving, and that’s the brilliance of a murder-mystery movie.
The aftermath brings about two cops into the picture to carry out their investigation. Members of the Thrombey family, son Walt played by Michael Shannon and daughter Linda played by Jamie Lee Curtis, Don Johnson a the son-in-law Richard, Toni Collette as daughter-in-law Joni and Chris Evans as grandson Ransom step into the light.
Meanwhile, the renowned detective in the Knives Out universe, Benoit Blanc (Daniel Craig) receives an envelope that consists of a news article on the suicide and a wad of money. Sounds intriguing? Trust me, you are in for a treat. When one part of your mind wanders off towards the case of the suicide, another wants to know about who sent the letter.
The movie keeps on revolving around Harlan’s most trusted confidante, Marta Cabrera (Amy de Armas), who may actually be the central figure in Knives Out along with our beloved Benoit Blanc. Ana de Armas bestows a magnificent performance and Daniel Craig’s mix of the Southern dialect, seemingly gullible character and an oversized ego is a reminder that he’s much more capable than playing an elegant spy.
Enter – Rian Johnson’s adulation to Christie – Knives Out.
After Brick (2005), a dark, 1940s noir narrative and Looper (2012), a unique time-travel story, Johnson shook the fan-base of the Star Wars franchise with his bold piece of Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017). And now it seems Johnson is unstoppable; such is the reaction of one after watching his latest entrée, which hit the theatres a couple of days back.
Showing his unusually attractive attitude towards genre cinema with Knives Out, he coerces his audience to keep chewing their nails with his smartly arranged suspense scenes and enough flaws so that the audience keeps on guessing. And as the topping for the cake, he not only has one but many cherries in the form of the stellar cast of the movie.
The movie opens with Harlan Thrombey, portrayed by Christopher Plummer, a successful mystery writer, found dead by his housekeeper Fran, with his throat slit and a knife in his hand. Pretty much looks like a suicide but as the saying goes, appearances can be deceiving, and that’s the brilliance of a murder-mystery movie.
The aftermath brings about two cops into the picture to carry out their investigation. Members of the Thrombey family, son Walt played by Michael Shannon and daughter Linda played by Jamie Lee Curtis, Don Johnson a the son-in-law Richard, Toni Collette as daughter-in-law Joni and Chris Evans as grandson Ransom step into the light.
Meanwhile, the renowned detective in the Knives Out universe, Benoit Blanc (Daniel Craig) receives an envelope that consists of a news article on the suicide and a wad of money. Sounds intriguing? Trust me, you are in for a treat. When one part of your mind wanders off towards the case of the suicide, another wants to know about who sent the letter.
The movie keeps on revolving around Harlan’s most trusted confidante, Marta Cabrera (Amy de Armas), who may actually be the central figure in Knives Out along with our beloved Benoit Blanc. Ana de Armas bestows a magnificent performance and Daniel Craig’s mix of the Southern dialect, seemingly gullible character and an oversized ego is a reminder that he’s much more capable than playing an elegant spy.
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