Knives Out
Published March 23, 2020
Film info
- Title Knives Out
- Director Rian Johnson
- Year 2019
- Run time 2hrs 10m
- Genres Comedy, Mystery
- Tagline Hell, any of them could have done it
When renowned crime novelist Harlan Thrombey is found dead at his estate just after his 85th birthday, the inquisitive and debonair Detective Benoit Blanc is mysteriously enlisted to investigate. From Harlan's dysfunctional family to his devoted staff, Blanc sifts through a web of red herrings and self-serving lies to uncover the truth behind Harlan's untimely death.
Live blog
| Time | Comment |
|---|---|
| 1:49 | That is somme horrific wallpaper. |
| 2:36 | Is this the Murder at Havisham Manor or what? |
| 4:50 | Yay Jamie Lee!!! |
| 8:23 | There’s some weirdo art in this house but that circle of knives is pretty scary to have around. |
| 13:55 | It’s a very difficult accent he’s chosen to try here too. |
| 19:30 | So many liars in one family! |
| 23:07 | “Look around, the guy practically lives on the Clue board.” |
| 34:44 | I really should look into how Go works. I have literally no idea. |
| 41:55 | What is the secret window thing about? |
| 45:18 | “I keep waiting for the big reveal, where it all makes sense.” Another hour or so my love. |
| 52:49 | Murder She Wrote in Spanish! |
| 59:01 | “Think of a community theatre production of a tax return.” |
| 1:08:31 | $60 million in cash! |
| 1:10:11 | You can’t just say no to a will. |
| 1:20:54 | “I think you should give it back to us.” Ugh, this family. |
| 1:26:51 | If you renounce, do you get to say where it goes or does it just go back to the estate? |
| 1:33:23 | Nippy car can be useful in a car chase! |
| 1:35:27 | I like him talking through his process. |
| 1:43:40 | I really like Mr Blanc. “Goodbye!” |
| 1:44:50 | Recursive donut analogy is fantastic. |
| 1:51:27 | Love that she was a good nurse. That’s so lovely. |
| 2:01:08 | Stage knife! That has been bugging Mr C this whole time. |
Thoughts
From the moment I saw the trailer for this, I was looking forward to it so I was superbly excited when the pre-order finally downloaded, even though it came amongst a bunch of other exciting stuff suddenly available to watch.
Thankfully, it lived up to every expectation. A fantastic mystery at the heart of it all, with plenty of moments you’re completely led up the garden path, suspicious of people who have nothing to do with it, and tying yourself up in knots trying to figure out what happened.
I was nowhere near the right answer, but Mr C was really keeping up, picking up on the significance of almost every single sentence, it was a lot of fun.
And what a cast! I thought Daniel Craig’s accent was going to detract from the whole thing, and whilst it was funny to start with, in the end it wasn’t all that distracting. The family had a great, well, terrible really, but believable dynamic, and I loved/hated every single one of them. Great stuff.
Rating: 5 / 5