KNIVES OUT
OUT 28 NOVEMBER CERT M / 130 MINS
DIRECTOR Rian Johnson
CAST Daniel Craig, Ana de Armas, Chris Evans, Christopher Plummer, Michael Shannon, Toni Collette
PLOT Acclaimed murder-mystery novelist Harlan Thrombey (Plummer), he of such literary hits as ‘The Menagerie Tragedy’, is turning 85. But his birthday celebrations are marred by the small fact that he’s discovered dead and bloodied in bed. Can freelance detective Benoit Blanc (Craig) crack the case before the killer strikes again?
HOW DOES, Rian Johnson’s next step has been to go smaller, much smaller, largely confining his follow-up movie to the creaky corridors and dim chambers of a Massachusetts mansion. The result, , is a sly, wry and nimble homage to the murder mysteries of yesteryear, with a modern spin. And it’s exactly as fun as you’d hope.
