DISCLAIMER: I did not see this movie in its original language(English), but in a dubbed version(Italian). I may have missed some nuances.
Knives Out is an interesting movie. It didn't convince me all the way, though.
The setup is quite classic. An old, rich man gets killed in his home. Everybody, from his family members and the people that work for him, has a motive to have done it. It seems something out of an Agatha Christie book. The development of the movie is quite nice, the viewer is always just a little behind.
The movie was well shot. Nice shots in a nice atmosphere. The home really reminds that of the boardgame Clue and it's a nice touch. Some shots made me think of a Wes Anderson movie; that's always a plus in my book.
The characters were the weak point of this movie, in my opinion. For a movie, it's always a risk to have so many. There's no time to develop them properly and they may become one-dimensional. That's what happened here. Each character it's a stereotype. Even the two character with the most screentime (Benoit Blanc and Marta) can't escape from their blandness. A pity, because the actors' performances were quite good.
In the end, it's an entertaining movie, that suffers from trying to be two things. Either you do a tense mistery or you do a parody. This felt like an unconvincing mash-up of the two. Nonetheless, it still manages to capture the attention of the audience with a nice pacing and no dead times.
Review by Enrico CamillieriBlockedParent2020-04-06T07:10:51Z
DISCLAIMER: I did not see this movie in its original language(English), but in a dubbed version(Italian). I may have missed some nuances.
Knives Out is an interesting movie. It didn't convince me all the way, though.
The setup is quite classic. An old, rich man gets killed in his home. Everybody, from his family members and the people that work for him, has a motive to have done it. It seems something out of an Agatha Christie book. The development of the movie is quite nice, the viewer is always just a little behind.
The movie was well shot. Nice shots in a nice atmosphere. The home really reminds that of the boardgame Clue and it's a nice touch. Some shots made me think of a Wes Anderson movie; that's always a plus in my book.
The characters were the weak point of this movie, in my opinion. For a movie, it's always a risk to have so many. There's no time to develop them properly and they may become one-dimensional. That's what happened here. Each character it's a stereotype. Even the two character with the most screentime (Benoit Blanc and Marta) can't escape from their blandness. A pity, because the actors' performances were quite good.
In the end, it's an entertaining movie, that suffers from trying to be two things. Either you do a tense mistery or you do a parody. This felt like an unconvincing mash-up of the two. Nonetheless, it still manages to capture the attention of the audience with a nice pacing and no dead times.
7/10