{"id":8087,"date":"2019-11-28T11:53:37","date_gmt":"2019-11-28T16:53:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailyfilmfix.com\/?p=8087"},"modified":"2019-11-28T11:53:40","modified_gmt":"2019-11-28T16:53:40","slug":"review-knives-out","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailyfilmfix.com\/?p=8087","title":{"rendered":"Review: KNIVES OUT"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Exit James Bond, Enter Benoit Blanc<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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Taking a page from Agatha Christie, writer\/director Rian Johnson weaves a classic murder mystery that is unique in the marketplace. If \u201cKnives Out\u201d proves to be a box office success, look for Rian to reunite with Daniel Craig for the continuing adventures of detective Benoit Blanc.

When best-selling mystery novelist Harlan Thrombey (Christopher Plummer) commits suicide, his troubled family swoops in for the spoils. A dysfunctional unit, the Thrombeys are, for better or worse, the product of their father\u2019s success. Introduced through a series of edgy police interviews, we meet the cavalcade of players.

We learn that Harlan\u2019s eldest daughter, Linda (Jamie Lee Curtis), runs a real estate firm with her husband, Richard Drysdale (Don Johnson). Their playboy son, Ransom (Chris Evans), relies on his grandfather\u2019s wealth to sustain an irresponsible lifestyle.

Harlan\u2019s youngest son, Walt (Michael Shannon), manages the aging patriarch\u2019s mystery novel publishing empire. Walt\u2019s son, Jacob (Jaeden Martell), spends most of his time buried in his smartphone when he\u2019s not spouting right-wing propaganda. And one of Harlan\u2019s other sons died, leaving a wife, Joni (Toni Collette), and a daughter, Meg (Katherine Langford). Like everyone in the Thrombey clan, Toni and Meg are dependent on Harlan\u2019s generosity.

Following the sudden suicide, police detective Lieutenant Elliott (LaKeith Stanfield) and State Trooper Wagner (Noah Segan) investigate. But when famous private detective Benoit Blanc (Daniel Craig) joins their efforts, the Thrombey family finds their every move under the microscope. And not even the extended family, which includes Harlan\u2019s sensitive nurse, Marta (Ana de Armas), and his nosey housekeeper, Fran (Edi Patterson), are exempt. Everyone is a suspect.

Read the full review online and in print in the Times-Herald: https:\/\/times-herald.com\/news\/2019\/11\/knives-out-exit-james-bond-enter-benoit-blanc<\/a>

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