 I suspect this isn't going to go the way you think. Oh, that's a hot mug, guys. Hey guys, this is my review for Knives Out, the latest film by Rean Johnson. Not the last Jedi, Rean Johnson, but Brother's Bloom, Brick, Rean Johnson. I went into this film without any of the aggressions sort of problems I had with last Jedi in Johnson's writing. I went into this movie thinking about the director who blew me away with Brick and really, really intrigued me with Brother's Bloom, and least to say he does that with Knives Out. Knives Out is technically Johnson's homage to the old who-done-it films, Clue, the old Agatha Christie novels, Murder She Wrote, all the old very intrusive, very multi-layered investigative stories, film, television, novels from the 60s all the way back to like the 30s. And he gives it a modern sort of update to it with the humor, with the characters, with the means of how the investigation is taken in. But at the same time, he is staying along the path lines that made those novels, those stories, those TV shows so iconic in the first place, so memorable. Every time you have a thought of what's going on, the movie turns, and it takes a different direction. And it keeps you on edge, which is fantastic because every time you think that they've solved something, every time that there's a moment of the story that seems concluded, there's another chapter, and there's another chapter, and there's another chapter. It's not overly layered, it's not dragging a story out. It is consistently keeping you in the passenger's seat and is going at a pretty good click. I was pulled in right off the bat when Daniel Craig and the cops are having the interviews with different members of the family, and they're all telling the same moment, this one specific moment involving a birthday cake. It's not even that big of a scene, but they're all saying it from a different perspective, and they're kind of putting their own interpretation on it. And right at that point, I realize I'm going to like this. Now, admittedly, I was hoping that it didn't go down kind of like a corny route, like Murder on the Order and Express did. I like that film, I like the story, but admit I've always thought the ending a bit hokey. This movie actually kind of takes those hokey moments, and it does make fun of them. Daniel Craig's character is essentially a giant spoof of the main character from that film. At one point, Tony Coletta calls him Mr. Blank, even though his name is Leblanc, and he actually refers to himself in third person sometimes, which is so funny. Speaking of humor, that's something that is a definite good turnaround for those who didn't like the humor in The Last Jedi. This movie has great humor, and it's well written, and it's well acted. The cast in this movie is phenomenal. That's one of the main reasons why I wanted to see this movie. It has such a blockbuster killer cast, there was absolutely no way that they were going to get bad characters in this film. Even if the writing was bad, the characters were going to be good. And that is a definite thing in this film. Some of you might think the ending is not as ooh as it could have been, and honestly I think it does that just to be like the movies that it's basing itself on. It's not something that's oh my goodness. It's just something that's really intuitive. It's something that's very intricate and very layered. It's not some sort of big rando twist. It makes sense. It just takes a few steps to get there. Speaking of which, I would actually really like to re-watch this movie, which is something that I'm not too much on for films nowadays. I would actually like to go back and watch this almost immediately just to see all the other things that I didn't pick up on. The film isn't too complicated. It's not trying to be smarter than it is. It's just at the right level to be entertaining. It's just at the right level to be fun, enjoyable, funny, and it's got some smarts to it. It's not as oh my god as a lot of those quotes that they keep plastering over that trailer with. It's not that good, but it's still very good. In the end, I'm going to give Knives Out a 6 out of 7. I very much enjoyed this movie. I would like to re-watch it. I would like to see this film with like a director's commentary for sure just to see how they put it together. The editing in this movie is really well done. You guys should definitely see that before the years over. Anyways guys, I hope you enjoyed this review. If you did, leave a like and if you're interested in more, maybe subscribe. Otherwise, see you guys next time. Thanks for watching the video. My name is Knitz, and you might remember me from the animated cult classic TV show, Undergrads. 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