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Whodunnit? I Did!


NOTE FROM THE AUTHOR: This is my first movie review and honestly, this is not going to be based on all the aspects that make a film good. This is going to be a platform in which I will share with you all my experiences with films. As movie enthusiast, this is the perfect film to start. So guys, ladies and gentleman...bare with me.


Knives Out is the fifth entry of Rian Johnson’s great filmography. Even though it’s difficult to choose which one has been the best, I think I’ll stick with Looper. That doesn’t mean that Knives Out doesn't have all the ingredients to be his best; oh yeah, it does. From the incredibly talented cast to the film’s pacing and script, this one can easily be his best film to date. To talk about the plot and details will be a disservice of what awaits you once you see the big title on the screen. I will certainly say that this is truly one of the most entertaining and enjoyable films I have seen, not only this year but of any year. 







This film reminded me very much of my experience watching Ocean's Eleven for the first time. Such a crowd-pleasing, smart, clever, and devilish thriller. From the first scene until the last shot of the movie, you are expecting something to happen, and specifically after the introduction of these characters, who start wondering, who did it? And listen, my suggestion is to let Rian Johnson guide you, but buckle up, because the number of laughs and twists this film had will provide one of the most pleasant experiences this year. Harlan Thrombie’s family is quite an interesting one, but when he is found dead in one of his mansion's rooms on his 85th birthday, a lot of questions are raised, due to the mysterious and cause of death... "suicide”. As part of the police protocol, the detectives (played wonderfully by LaKeith Stanfield and Noah Segan) are interrogating all the family members one by one, trying to close the investigation. In the meantime, we are introduced to a private investigator named Benoit Blanc, played perfectly by Daniel Craig. His charisma level is at the same level as Jack Sparrow (in Pirates of The Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl) and Tommy Lee Jones’s Sam Gerard in The Fugitive, to just name a few. His presence during the interrogation provides an uneasy feeling to the family. In an era of spinoffs (not a fan of them), I would’ve watched an entire saga based on Blanc’s investigations. 


Rian Johnson moves this film at a pace where you don't even realize its 130-minute runtime. 


Other standouts: Ana de Armas, the always fabulous Toni Colette, and the recently very busy Don Johnson. There’s a particular scene involving everyone in the same room that provides the best moments of star-studded cast in any movie. Don’t be surprised if this one gets the nom at the SAGs. Only an incredibly talented, smart filmmaker on top of the game takes the best of this cast, without a false note. I loved this film so much on so many levels, but will say that the main reason was that for more than two hours, I was invested, engrossed and hooked on my chair admiring how much fun the actors were having. It’s an energy that is so contagious, that when you leave your seat. you know you just saw something special.


Don’t let anyone ruin you the details of this instant whodunnit classic. Take your family with you on Thanksgiving. You’ll have fun as I did and by the reaction of the audience on my screening, you will love it. 


Score: 4/5 stars.



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