GENRE:
Crime, Drama, Comedy
RATING:
PG-13 for some violence, language, drug material
RUNTIME: 2 hours and 10 minutes
RUNTIME: 2 hours and 10 minutes
STARRING:
Daniel Craig (Skyfall, Spectre, No Time
to Die, Munich)
Chris
Evans (Avengers, Snowpiercer), Ana de
Armas (newcomer)
DIRECTOR:
Rian Johnson (Brick, Looper, Star Wars
VIII: The Last Jedi)
WRITER:
Rian Johnson (Brick, Looper, Star Wars
VIII: The Last Jedi)
PLOT:
The patriarch of an eccentric family is dead. Was it murder or suicide? A
detective investigates.
FULL DISCLOSURE: I love Rian Johnson’s work (particularly Brick).
STORY STUFF: I like myself a good mystery. Johnson has a crafted an engaging
story that is full of fun characters, sly twists and great laughs. I like a
mystery where it is possible for the viewer to mostly put the pieces together
if they evaluate all the clues. Of course, if it is too obvious, it doesn’t
work. Johnson does a great job of laying out his mystery and having you second
guess yourself at every turn. Wonderfully done.
ACTING STUFF: I loved seeing Daniel Craig have fun as the private
investigator, Benoit Blanc. He revels in the mystery and gets some playful
moments throughout. The rest of the cast is also top notch. Chris Evans
gleefully plays the jerk family member who everyone hates. Ana de Armas holds
her own amongst this eccentric cast. Jamie Lee Curtis (Halloween), Michael Shannon (Shape
of Water), Don Johnson (Miami Vice)
and Toni Collette (Sixth Sense) are
highly entertaining as they backstab and lie. LaKeith Stanfield (Atlanta) unfortunately has to play the
straight man as the lead detective but Noah Segan (Brick) is delightful as a star-struck trooper. Kudos all around.
ARTISTIC STUFF: Johnson has some fun with his camera and uses his Clue-inspired
house well. There’s a highly entertaining car chase that made me giggle and a
specific prop that made me laugh out loud. I’ll leave it that.
VERDICT:
Four and half stars out of five
SEE IT IF:
You like a good old-fashioned whodunit.
UPCOMING REVIEWS: Star Wars: The Rise
of Skywalker
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