Knives out is such an interesting movie in our film environment today. In an era of making fun of everything before and break patterns left and right, most end up doing it in the safest ways possible. Knives Out says hold my beer and takes the "who donit?" and turns it sideways. I didn't vibe with everything the movie dose, but I respect it no doubt.

After the death of a famous murder mystery writer, a detective trues to find out who did it of his left behind family who all expect something of him.

The script and dialogue is so amazing here. It´s a cleverly written movie with so many details to it. Sharpen your ears, pay attention, and you´ll appreciate how well the plot is written. The dialogue of the family members are so great and contradict each other constantly. It´s incredible how tight the script must be and it creates an amazing opening to the movie.

The family members are all portraited amazingly. Every actor hit their character home and make them all stand out and feel unique. This together with great costuming creates a very unique looking and felling movie like the board game Clue being played out in front of you. The detective Blanc, played by Daniel Craig is an amazing character and the standout role here. He captures the old sherlock Holmesy sophisticated vibe so well and his a joy to listen to and watch.

I personally didn't vibe well with what the movie did. It tells a murder mystery in it´s own way and it just ended up frustrating me. I think the idea is good and works for the movie, but it didn't land for me and created a frustrating passing and plot to me.

The set design is incredible. Everything at the manor the movie takes place in, looks like what a murder mystery house should look like. Big, full of hidden things. Statues of animals, paintings of the owner, dulls, just a pure joy to see. It creates these incredible scenes and shots. Just take the opening shot, it´s insane.

The score is also just fun to listen to. The use of strings is nice, and it really fits the movie.

I also really liked the underplayed humor. It´s more of a cringe/understated humor that I appreciated. It´s the awkwardness of family and people not clashing that creates the humor here.

Knives out is a good and enjoyable movie. It´s a feast for the eyes and very fun and interesting. I just didn't fall in love with the idea and what it tried to do, I found it frustrating and made the movie feel slow to me. It´s a fun watch none the less.