But who could it be? There’s uppity real estate moguls Linda and Richard Drysdale (Jamie Lee Curtis, Don Johnson), Harlan’s daughter and son-in-law their son Hugh “Ransom” Drysdale (Chris Evans) is a Grade-A spoiled asshole. So when Harlan’s death prompts an investigation, she finds herself caught up in a cat-and-mouse game of attempting to discover who was responsible for her friend’s untimely and violent demise out of the wild cast of suspects. More than a caretaker, she has developed a genuine friendship with the elderly millionaire, one which even seems socially appropriate. When the police (Lakeith Stanfield and Noah Segan) arrive to investigate, they’re accompanied by private detective and Southern gentleman Benoit Blanc (Daniel Craig), who questions the various members of the Thrombey family one by one, thus uncovering a list of possible suspects for killing Harlan: every single one of them.Īdjacent to the family, yet central to Knives Out, is Marta (Ana de Armas), the demure and kindhearted nurse to Harlan. And death is central to writer and director Rian Johnson’s smartly subversive detective story, specifically the mysterious death of wealthy crime novelist Harlan Thrombey (Christopher Plummer), who is found with a cut throat the morning after his 85th birthday party. The mise-en-scene is impeccable, the ensemble cast extraordinary, the sweaters to die for.
Knives Out is sharp and cutting in its not-so-subtle critique of class warfare and ideologies, even as it serves it all up in a rambunctious caper, a hilarious whodunit (or whodonut*). Genre: Comedy, Crime, Mystery Director: Rian Johnson
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