No stranger to a good mystery—noir (Brick) or comedy (The Brothers Bloom)—Knives Out sees Rian Johnson back to a wholly original property before returning to the world of Star Wars. From the stellar cast to its Clue-esque estate (even he couldn’t resist that joke), this whodunit has looked impeccably positioned to deliver exactly what the genre demands while also dissecting and subverting it for good measure. That the final result might go even further than that only makes it more intriguing. Why? Well the mystery surrounding Harlan Thrombey’s (Christopher Plummer) death is rather matter-of-factly solved within the first thirty minutes. Its truth, however, possesses enough layers to blur the line between culpability and intent as the game moves beyond just discovering a smoking gun.
In order to peel back those layers, Lieutenant Elliott (Lakeith Stanfield) and Trooper Wagner (Noah Segan) must bring the Thrombey clan back...
In order to peel back those layers, Lieutenant Elliott (Lakeith Stanfield) and Trooper Wagner (Noah Segan) must bring the Thrombey clan back...
- 9/11/2019
- by Jared Mobarak
- The Film Stage
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