lockdown blast

Rating: 8/10 (11 April 2020)

COVID-19 movie night with Iris.
Think the murder mystery genre is antiquated, well this provides the thrill of something new. Rian Johnson has fetched the murder mystery out of the loft, blown off the dust and given us an ingeniously constructed film. Funny and filled with so many twists it will make your head spin.
And it's refreshing to see a murder mystery actually set in the present day, considering the history of the genre. I love the family argument about Trumpian politics.
Daniel Craig is clearly having a blast, and is a reminder that he's capable of much more than looking suave in a 007 suit. The ensemble dazzles, but they all bounce off each other with ease. The characters are stereotypes when there's the opportunity for a good laugh, but deeper and more complicated when you get into the meat of the story.
Great fun and perfect for our lockdown times.