Knives out seems like unflappable plot; a tested formula in creating a successful suspense film, but it never reaches the height of movies like Murder on the Orient Express. While the icing is still left towards the end, too much of the suspense was gradually peeled away, so did most of the glitter and interest along the way. This type of film, you either leave everything towards the end to be revealed and until then you keep leaving bread crumbs for audiences to pick up, which may take a long time, or you keep revealing plots until the finale, so Rian Johnson was left in a tough spot, and the end product is less than satisfying, not saying he made the wrong decision. A group of interesting characters were created, unfortunately Daniel Craig and Ana de Armas' characters were way too stereotypical and the least interesting of them all. The death of iconic mystery novelist like Harlan deserved a more suspenseful and creative story, but unfortunately in this case, it is less than satisfying.