To start, it is not as good as the first knives out. I highly doubt that movie can be topped. But contrary to most of these reviews, this movie had a lot to like and it very much reminded me of the original. Im not sure what was so confusing about the plot to everyone, everything made perfect sense to me. It gave information in an interesting way and it had some very good payoffs. I liked the ending, unlike many people, as I thought it was a very satisfying conclusion to the story. However, most of the characters in this movie are purposefully unlikeable (and happen to be conservative), which is why I do believe some negative reviews stem from certain biases of the audience. I very much enjoyed this movie, but it might not be for everyone.