Knives Out is an aggressively underlit movie throughout, from the first scene to the last. It doesn't take long for that to become annoying. Even the outdoor scenes are dark and dreary. It drags on for 2 hours 10 minutes, laborious and slow. The director may have been trying to add portent to the long pauses, but the result is just a lot of long pauses.

There are characters that are featured in many scenes without adding anything to the dialog or action. They're just there, getting face time for no discernible reason. I finally fell asleep sometime during the second hour. The people I was with told me there was one funny play on words late in the second hour, but I missed it.

I can't recommend this movie, and unless you're a diehard Daniel Craig fan, which I am not, there is little to to enjoy.