What happens when you take a cast of genuinely passionate actors, an equally passionate director/writer and a film crew willing to put in the work to make something special? Magic would be the answer. Complete and utter movie magic. This film is absolutely spellbinding. A murder mystery that puts in a lot of work to not quite reveal itself until the very end. I have to say, I did see the murderer coming from a mile away but the way it was played out felt like a real treat that I did not see coming. Because of how tightly wound this film is, the 2 hour and 20 minute runtime flys by and never drags it's feet in the mud. The film also never forgets who these characters are and what they would truly do in the situations presented, which gave the film an authentic feel that I thought the original was lacking. I only deduct a star because of the film going for Hollywood's whole woke agenda at the very end. Getting a little sick of the same typecast always being the villian and hero in these types of movies, but that's just my personal opinion. I don't want to say too much about it as it will ruin the mystery, but my advice would be to just go see it. Don't wait for the Netflix release. This is a film that is best seen on the big screen with people that you can discuss and digest with after. Top 5 best movies of this year, to be sure.

4.5 mysterious mysteries out of 5.