Knives Out was such a unique film that it's like catching lightning in a bottle and it can't be done twice, can it? Well Rian Johnson did just that, while this film does not surpass its predecessor it matches it in both scale and narrative.

A well put together cast, everyone puts in great performances. Daniel Craig, Edward Norton, Kate Hudson, Dave Bautista, Janelle Monae, just to name a few. But the standouts here are easily Daniel Craig, Edward Norton, and Janelle Monae. Although I have to say Janelle Monae was fantastic, she truly shined the most even among the other big names in this cast. Just like Ana de Armas did with Craig in Knives Out, Monae does here just as well. Craig and Monae both had great back and forth and worked off each other so well.

What holds this film back a little bit for me is not all the jokes landed and a certain running joke throughout became old. Then the beginning of the film played hard on the epidemic/shutdown jokes which granted was better than I've seen in other films, but it quickly wore out its welcome with me. Fortunately it was done away with after the films opening.

Overall this was a great sequel that lives up to the intelligent, well put together storytelling that made its predecessor great but this film just lacks a certain charm that Knives Out had. However I will say if Rian Johnson plans a third I will be there.

IMDb: 9/10 Letterboxd: 4/5

Watched in Theaters.