Mr. Blanc is investigating

Rating: 9/10 (15 June 2020)

Why are criminals good? Or "Who done it" stories in English? Because of the mystery in itself. Because of unknown, undiscovered cases, murders. Enough for these is a good basic story, a couple of exciting characters and an interesting venue. Although crime scenes are more present on television today, mainly due to the high-profile programs of the 90s and 2000s, let's not forget the classics either. Hercule Poirot comes to mind for everyone about Agatha Christie, not by chance. This is what Rian Johnson put into today's environment. The director says the film was inspired by the works of Agatha Christie, and it shows in it, its atmosphere is similar to the villa striking in the Ten Little Negroes. A big house full of secret doors. But even his figures are surrounded by the world of crime. The protagonist, who in this case is the victim, Harlan Trumbley (Christopher Plummer) is a crime writer, and his house is also full of references from his books. Or one of the detectives (Noan Segan) recalls the writer's works all the way like an obsessed fan.
Speaking of the characters, Johnson put together a brilliant guard. Chris Evans, as the grandson of his eyes, who sees through the selfishness of his family, provides a parade shaping. Linda Drysdale, Harlan's daughter, is shaped quite well by Jamie Lee Curtis. I felt a bit throughout the film as if the family was in his hands, not even the men being the directors. The film also features Don Johnson, who plays Linda Drysdale's husband, Richard. We can see Harlan's son, Walt, played by Michael Shanonn, who is the heir to the Trombley book publisher. Or the other grandson, Jacob, played by Jaeden Martell, known from AZ, as the grandson of a pampered oblique Nazi who embodies the trolls fiddling with his phone. He is one of the sources of humor in the film. The other, of course, was Evans played by Ransom. The great-grandmother also represents humor, K. Callan brings the typical senile grandmother, but it is her character who also has a role in loosening the screw. I left the main characters at the end of the list, Ana de Armas brings the innocent nurse captivatingly well; or maybe a certain ability helps him? Daniel Craig, as a private investigator, is an exciting mix of investigators he has met so far. It's reminiscent of Poirot and Holmes, but it has its own line of thought, a certain perforated donut metaphor through which we can get through the film. Chemistry works very well between the two of them. I wonder what they will produce in the next Bond movie.

The script is also worth a few words. The interrogation is structured in such a way that everyone tells what happened from their own point of view, and the work of the cameraman helps with this. This is the most ingenious thing about the nurse, where we can see a complete recollection during a toss of money and the relationship between Harlan and Marta is outlined. The dialogues are well structured and contain a great deal of information for the investigation, so we can also help resolve the matter. The film contains a lot of pop culture references, starting with television crimes such as Killer Lines. series where we can follow the adventures of writer Jessica Fletcher or have a look at the Circle. horror is. In addition to the solution mentioned above, the cinematography adds a lot of classic settings to the film. Such is the scene in the living room of the house when Mr. Blanc is sitting by the fireplace. The big totals shot from the house add the mystique to the whole story. Steve Yedlin's paintings evoke the atmosphere of a classic crime scene.
The roughest part is that family members all set themselves up as loving family members, but Johnson shows them to be selfish people, thus questioning their role in the family. So it's not even a real family, just a congregation of money-hungry, exploiters who aren't as sincere as they show themselves to be. I really liked this multiple change of perspective. In his films so far, Rian Johnson usually caricatures, reverses the elements and structure of the given genre. While this wasn't really the case with The Last Jedi, it's coming up here with new, exciting, fresh ideas that hold their place in the crime genre as well.
Overall, this film is the film of the year on the crime front and a must-see for Craig fans. For those who like crime, it is recommended that they get the film because who knows when we will get such a brilliant work within the genre again.