Review of Knives Out

Knives Out (2019)
3/10
Cringe. Uninvolving mystery. Uninvolving characters in extended cameos.
16 April 2022
The script (not "plot") seemed design to provided slightly extended cameos for actors with recognizable names, but not enough to make to make any of them credible suspects, even briefly.

Daniel Craig's attempt at a southern accent has been much criticized, but even worse, the particular dialect was not a fit to the physical presentation of the character: Craig's appearance and to how he moved. Every time he spoke, I had a strong urge to stop watching.

A character's throwing-up whenever she lied was worse than lazy screenwriting -- it seemed intended as a deliberate insult to the audience.

From very early on, I felt like I should just stop watching, but the high rating kept giving me false.
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