Knives Out is a murder mystery film with an all star cast including Daniel Craig, Christopher Plummer, Chris Evans, Jamie Lee Curtis, Don Johnson and Michael Shannon. It centres around the death of Plummer shortly after his 85th birthday. Craig plays the investigating detective and his performance is good but the accent he puts on is nothing short of horrendous. Plummer is good as usual, and in fact not one member of the cast puts in a weak performance. Chris Evans plays against type and his performance lifts the second half of the film and drives the plot forward. At times i found Knives Out a little convoluted and the comedic aspects didn't always work. However it is undeniably well made and well shot and doesn't feel too long with a 2 hour runtime. You certainly have to pay attention to the film as the plot moves from the present to the past with red herrings thrown in. Undeniably a good film Knives Out falls short of being great, but it is certainly refreshing to have a film which is not a superhero film or a film full of CGI.
Review of Knives Out
