Not bad, but it has mistakes

Rating: 7/10 (24 February 2020)

Knives Out is a murder mystery, much like Clue or Murder on the Orient Express. It is light, minimal violence and minimal language. No nudity. No serious blood. Not for the little ones.
I'm critical of all movies except comedies. I give them a bit more slack when it comes to mistakes. However, when it comes to murder mystery movies I'm deadly serious about my nit picking.
I won't bother with the problems I found in the movie, because I finally found a movie I enjoyed. A rarity in today's society of stupid, reboots and plastic filler movies, written for the people who do not care about quality.
With Knives Out, I forgot I was in a movie theatre and that is rare for a movie to do to me. I became entranced by the characters and the story that I drifted from reality in to a different world. That is what movies should do for the viewer. That is why going to a movie theatre is so special and a great social experience.
When we left the movie, all we could talk about was "did you know who did it" and "when did you figure it out". Some other questions were about being confused or thrown off the scent of the killer. We also asked about the various characters and scenes which we thought had some hidden clues.
I had narrowed down the list to two people in the start of the movie, but by the middle of the movie I knew already who had done it.
I'm shocked that this was by Rian Johnson. After the Star Wars cluster that was out I thought I would never wanted to go see any movie connected with him, but I'm glad I didn't know he wrote, directed and produced this movie. I would have missed out on a great experience.
Overall the movie was not perfect. It has some serious mistakes in the plot and technical details. However, if you look past those errors the movie is extremely enjoyable. The characters are colorful, the setting in the old house with all the odd and strange items, making you realise the eccentric nature of the patriarch.
I want to give it an 8 but it doesn't deserve it. Attention to details would have given it a 9 from me.