Ok, I know this movie has been brought up before on here, but maybe only in the trailer thread, because I swear I searched and nothing popped up.

Anyway, just got out of an advance screening and definitely give it a thumbs up.

Its not winning any awards, but its not that kind of a movie. It's fun and clever and exactly what you want out of a light-hearted murder mystery. More importantly, its the exact kind of movie Rian Johnson should be making. Whomever put him in charge of a blockbuster popcorn flick like Star Wars should be fired. The guy clearly has talent and obviously a niche that works for him. Star Wars it is not, but THIS type of movie, YES.

Won't give away too much plot wise, because the point of the movie is the twists and second guessing about who is responsible for Christopher Plummer's death. Don't want to spoil that.

So I'll just say all the performances were great. The movie is a full two hours but I never felt like it dragged and never got bored with it. I still have no idea how Daniel Craig pulled off that accent flawlessly, IMO. Not a must see in the theaters, but then again as a busy father of a 10 year old boy pretty much the only movies I see in theaters these days are action popcorn flicks. So it was nice to see a movie like this on the big screen. Plus, I do want movies like this to do well in theaters so they keep getting made.

Unfortunately, there is a minor plotline that audiences 10 years ago would have taken exactly for what it is....a humorous take on a modern political topic utilized as a plot device. But in today's climate, I can almost guarantee it will eventually derail this thread like so many others on this board have been over the past few years.

Anyway, if the trailer interested you, you should definitely like the movie.

This movie was badass. Go see it. Most fun I've had at the movies in a while.

I like the Redstone scenario.

My local AMC depresses me, so I try to avoid going there.

There were advanced screenings.

True cinema fans would have known about this - even if their schedules would have precluded attendance.

Saw it tonight and can only echo what OP and others have said. One of the most fun 2 hours at the movies I've had this year.

For all those that complain about Hollywood only doing remakes and not pumping out originals, you best go see this one. It's an homage for sure, but great original take on the whodunnit. Two thumbs up.

Just saw it with the wife, very much enjoyed it. Good change of pace from all the action movies and Disney flicks.

Also saw it tonight, really enjoyed it. It was just what I was in the mood for and it delivered.

It also stars the most beautiful woman on the planet.

Hot Fuzz is a comedy focused parody of buddy cop action films, not in same category

I too found that an odd comparison.

Complete Idiot said:

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It also stars the most beautiful woman on the planet.

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I've been thinking this since I saw her in War Dogs

They had to do a lot of work to make her look as plain as possible, and they still failed

Hot Fuzz is definitely better. I love that movie.

spanky said:

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So you guys don't see Hot Fuzz as a mystery at all? I certainly do. I would probably use that word in the description over parody or action, but what do I know. Anywho, Hot Fuzz is definitely a better comedy. I guess that is where Knives Out fell flat for me...not quite as funny as I had hoped. I still enjoyed it though.

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I label Hot Fuzz as a parody comedy, and Knives Out as a fun whodunit. Not calling you crazy for the comparison, but I just don't see it.

Entire family saw it today - all 11 of us ages 21 to 80 enjoyed it immensely. We talked about all the quirks and subtle little clues and performances for over an hour after during the car ride and dinner. Really well done.


The whodunnit though was quite obvious I thought - I turned to my daughter 45 mins or so in and said I knew who it was and texted it to myself as proof with a timestamp later (my screen brightness was way down so not distracting). That said there were still little surprises and unknowns but the main perpetrator was quite obvious - although the fact that he wasn't the "killer" was a unique twist but i also surmised early on the old man maybe did really kill himself.

The one legitimate clue was the dogs reaction to him - and thus you knew he came back for a reason late at night and so it had to be him really.... but the dead giveaway was really a sometimes common plot telling mistake which is if an actor of the level of Chris Evans is in a movie and mostly absent for the first 45+ minutes he's the criminal.

That's so funny, I saw with a group of 11 family members as well, roughly 25 to 90, and everyone felt the same way. We all loved it and talked about it for a while after.

Really dug it. And the doughnut speech is one of my favorite things in film this year.


Also, I'm legit angered now that Batman went with Zoe freaking Kravitz over Ana De Armas for Catwoman. God what an awful decision.