Glass Onion is a side-quel to the awesome mystery Knives Out. I found it to be super clever and highly entertaining. It has so many cool ideas. The comedy is a huge step up from the original. I full-volume laughed numerous times, as did my audience.

I was fully intrigued and invested throughout. It's a great cast, especially the last actor to show up. I won't say who in case you don't know so you'll be as surprised as I was. But it's the return to prominence of one of my favorite actors, and he clearly shows that he still has it.

The strongest aspect is the story and, of course, the mystery. The one thing that held back the original for me is that I was able to predict most of it. Glass Onion was fully unpredictable and had me constantly guessing. And it benefits greatly from how the story is told nonlinearly. It wouldn't have been nearly as impactful if told in chronological order.

I was ready to proclaim this better than the first and one of my favorite movies of the year. This has never happened to me before. I loved everything from the start to the setup all the way to the reveal. But I strongly disliked everything after. I found it extremely hard to believe and extra cheesy. It left me with a bad taste.

I still feel like the majority of the movie is so good that it makes it worth watching. And I hope that the conclusion is more palatable on second viewing. But it holds it back from being amazing. (1 viewing, opening Thursday 11/24/2022)