Better Than Expected

Rating: 8/10 (29 December 2019)

After watching "Star Wars: The Last Jedi" I had little hope for upcoming Rian Johnson films, and then the trailer for "Knives Out" came out. I knew I would watch this movie, but it still seemed that Rian Johnson was trying too hard to recover from the bombshell that "Star Wars: The Last Jedi" was. After watching "Knives Out" however, I was surprised, even if he was trying too hard to makeup for "Star Wars: The Last Jedi" it certainly paid off. "Knives Out" was an engaging and funny movie including a stellar performance from Daniel Craig (although his accent caught me off guard at the start). It paid homage to the "Whodunnit" genre but I do not think it was "A Whodunnit Like No One Has Ever Dunnit". I felt several moments of the film were very predictable. and cheesy, but is still an overall fun movie.
"Knives Out" follows Marta Cabrera (Ana de Armas) who was the "murderer" in the movie. We later find out she didn't kill Harlan Thrombey (Christopher Plummer) and it was all a set-up from Ransom Drysdale (Chris Evans). Chris Evans character was entertaining to watch, but writing for his characters dialogue was extremely cheesy and momentarily cringe... MOMENTARILY. Besides his characters introduction and the cafe scene with Marta, Ransom or "Hugh" was a good and entertaining character, a great attempt for Chris Evans to be known as Chris Evans not Captain America. Another negative about the movie include "Hugh did it" which was frankly an unintentionally laughable moment in the movie.
All movies have their flaws, and luckily this movies pros outweighed their cons. The cinematography was fitting for the story, helping immerse. the audience in the story, especially paired with the score. The twist was creative and its comedy didn't seem unnecessarily, unlike most modern movies.The movie knew what it was and followed one overarching theme,
"Knives Out" was entertaining and probably the best movie experience you will have this year.
8/10