It blows me away that this film was directed and written by the same person who brought us the first Knives Out movie.

Everything from the cinematography, writing, acting and set pieces feels like it was directed from an angsty adult that wants to be 'cool' and 'hip'. You have references to covid and lockdowns that really overstay their welcome, Among Us references, frivolous destruction that adds nothing to the overarching plot - probably only used because "breaking things is KEWL", slow motion shots of half naked girls and butts, etc. All of this breeds into a very immature feeling movie, whereas the first was very grounded, believable and relatively mature.

The acting from the majority of the cast was also insufferably bad. Daniel Craig, Edward Norton, Dave Bautista, and Jessica Henwick all made the best out of the characters they were given, even though there was very little to use in some cases, but you could see they were trying to be believable. The rest of the cast however was either invisible or obnoxiously vocal.

I don't know the direction they were taking with Kate Hudson's character, but there were times she would scream in shock, and it was the most satirical scream you can imagine. Her character made you think you were watching a satire of a murder mystery story and not a grounded story like the first film. Gosh it was so bad.

Overall there were some good elements. Daniel Craig's scenes and him solving things was enjoyable, however sometimes they can be bloated and drag on far too long. In conclusion though, the film is so detached and unhinged from its grounded roots in the first film that I would suggest to anyone that liked the first film to steer clear of watching this sequel, it's terrible.