Everything about this movie is top notch. To borrow a phrase from Jean-Luc Godard, it appears that all you need to make a movie is Daniel Craig and a knife. Its central mystery is well constructed and Craig is so gifted and well utilized that he manages to overshadow some of the one-dimensional characters. Even Linda, the self made woman, is portrayed as successful only because her father gave her the business loan to get her where she is today. A film so desperate to be timely loses qualities that could have made it timeless. The drawback of the film is that, as much as some of the characters are fun, it is intent on constantly being relevant. Certain references — including an out of place Baby Driver joke — age poorly before the movie is even over. And yes, what … Even better if Daniel Craig has a gentlemanly Southern drawl and the knife is at the throat of Christopher Plummer‘s Harlan Thrombey, a crime novelist found slain in his labyrinthian estate home. But she gave everything she had: an increasing demand on her time, her expert care, and her friendship. (Grammatically, the noun “nazi” should be capitalized but I’m not going to dignify it with a capital “N”.) She’s a hero with a big heart who is easy to root for. You may go into Knives Out thinking it’s a murder mystery, and you wouldn’t be wrong, but that’s not what the movie is really about. I think they made Blanc Southern and not British to represent how many wealthy whites from the Northeast think that Southerners are stupid. The film features an ensemble cast, including Daniel Craig, Chris Evans, Ana de Armas, Jamie Lee Curtis, Michael … As much as Johnson was a breath of fresh air in the world of Star Wars, this serves as a reminder that he knows how to work with Earth-bound narratives, too. The fun of “Knives Out” isn’t the eye-rolling plot, which ultimately boils over and puts out its own flame. Either way, Knives Out did a masterful job contrasting the Dreamer with White Entitlement and showing us that immigrants represent the true Spirit of America better than those who are at best dismissive of immigrants and at worst blame them for self inflicted problems. His empathy and support are firmly and clearly with Marta, a working-class immigrant with an undocumented mother. Just as Walt wants to harvest his father’s books into movies for greater profit while himself contributing nothing. He paid her for what she gave him. Like one of the characters says, “This guy pretty much lives in a clue board.” The app that tells you the best time toRun & Peeduring a movie so you don’t miss the best scenes. They dismiss him and think he’s annoying, and don’t take him seriously. Benoit Blanc is a suspender-wearing, donut-metaphor wielding, Sondheim-singing delight and he injects the film with energy. I’m extremely interested to know if Chris Evans was cast to play Ransom in this movie specifically because for the past 10 years he has played the role of Captain America. Ransom is so undeserving that even his undeserving family thinks he’s worthless.