Starring: Daniel Craig, Edward Norton, Janelle Monae, Kate Hudson
Just two days before Christmas, Netflix subscribers all around the world were provided with an early present, in the form of the highly-anticipated sequel to 2019 murder mystery: Knives Out.
It was announced not long after the success of the original, the Knives Out would receive a sequel, and fans were thrilled with the news.
It was then announced that Netflix would be the ones producing such film, and then fans were a little less thrilled. Or at least I was.
Before the films official release to the streaming platform on December 23rd, it had a small theatrical run throughout the US where it found some success, but inevitably, the real money was made the day it was accessible from the comfort of the viewer's living rooms.
Writer and Director, Rian Johnson, set himself some high standards with the production of Knives Out. And many people knew that if there was to be a second, it would be difficult to top. This has since been proven.
There are many things that Glass Onion succeeds in doing throughout the movie, however, it fails to enrapture that sense of grip and intrigue that lied within its original, back in 2019.
Nonetheless, Glass Onion is still a very enjoyable watch from the first minute to the last. And can be described as a rollercoaster of fun throughout.
In this picture, we see Daniel Craig return as the "soon to be iconic" Benoit Blanc, who now finds himself in a brand new story with a new case to solve, consisting of new characters that each could be a star of a movie in their own rights.
One thing that the two films don't fail to line to line up with each other, is the inclusion of intriguing and mysterious characters, that you can't help but feel have a dark side to them the entire time. Leading audiences clueless when it comes to considering who is actually to blame for the film's murder.
Kate Hudson does a brilliant job of portraying fashion icon "Birdie Jay", followed by Janelle Monae who provides audiences with one of her best performances yet in a role that no one could have expected from her before hitting play.
Before the films release, I did have concerns. There were many red flags associated with the production of this film, the largest of them being the movie's release date.
Knives Out was released in late 2019, with Glass Onion being released in late 2022, for me these two times are too close to each other. I didn't believe there was nearly enough time for the quality and originality of Knives Out to be repeated through the form of another story within those three years, especially considering there was a global pandemic within that period of time.
And after viewing the film, my fears had been confirmed.
Don't get me confused, Glass Onion is a thrill to watch and contains a number of twists that not even Sherlock Holmes himself could even attempt to predict.
However, it seemed to lack the depth of thought that had gone into the original, to the point where some of the writing was sloppy and misleading, and at times it eve felt like a kids film.
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