Knives In

Rating: 9/10 (7 January 2020)

Boasting a huge ensemble cast, more often than not, seems to be a recipe for disaster. All the buzz around this, raising expectations doesn't help either. There were a number of reasons for this to be a big studio swing and a whiff but they swung big and did they ever knock this out of the park.
Knives Out is raw fun. Yes, the performances are great, perfectly fitting the over the top nature of the movie, with Evans really throwing some charisma around. Aside from that it's beautifully shot, well directed and the mystery actually makes sense and you believe the investigators are legitimately working things out rather than just knowing things because the plot demands it.
The tone of this may be the biggest hang up some have with it. It's part legit whodunnit and part commentary on the genre. It ends up being to mysteries what Cabin in the Woods was to horror, a great example and indictment of the genre all in one If you have a hard time getting on that track, this one may miss at times. For me, the over the top moments were hilarious and it felt like that was intentional.
Definitely a recommend, one of the best I've seen in theatre this year and one I can't wait to buy and watch again and again.