This, the second 'Knives Out' film, opens with a number of people receiving mysterious boxes. When they solve the puzzles the boxes contain they find and invitation to a 'Murder Weekend' on a Greek island. It will be hosted by billionaire Miles Bron. The invitees include four of Bron's friends; each of whom owes their success to him but now has a motive to kill him; the woman who co-founded his firm but ended up being forced out; and renowned detective Benoit Blanc. Inevitably things don't go to plan and a real death occurs. Who could have done it and was the victim the real target? There will be many twists and turns before the truth is revealed.

There are many silly details here but it is still a lot of fun. The set up provides plenty of suspects and motives; even the identity of the person who will die isn't too obvious before it occurs. Set during Covid lockdowns the film quickly provided a reason for characters at the party to be able to act like it was in normal times... a wise move as I doubt many viewers want to be reminded of that. The setting, a futuristic villa, is fun and contrasts nicely with the gothic pile in the first film. The cast does a solid job and is clearly having fun with the material. Janelle Monáe stands out as the woman Bron wronged and perhaps has the greatest motive to wish him harm. It was good seeing Daniel Craig back as Benoit Blanc, hopefully he will reprise this role more times now his stint as Bond is over. The ending is a little silly but it didn't spoil the film for me. Overall I'd say I enjoyed the first film slightly more but I still thought this was well worth watching.