Big flashy sets, great costumes, decent story, but the ending I felt not only fell flat but is a tad irresponsible in today's climate.

I really enjoyed Knives Out and as such was really looking forward to this film, especially when I heard some of the talent that was to be in the film.

It started slow...had a decent story or mystery, but then the tantrum like conclusion that includes the destruction of a priceless work of art left me sad and a little bit angry, especially when we actually have "activists" who are actively defacing priceless works of art to "draw attention to global warming". Unfortunately, I think the ending of this film was positive affirmation for people to destroy things as long as they get what they want...which will ultimately lead to others being punished for the few, like the general public not being able to see these priceless pieces of artwork.

There was a lot of humor around our egomaniacal billionaire (ala Elon Musk, Steve Jobs, Mark Zuckerberg, etc.) Miles Bron (Edward Norton) who invites his close personal friends to his crazy private island for the weekend via an elaborate puzzle box. The players are fashionista Birdie Jay (Kate Hudson), influencer Duke Cody and his girlfriend Whiskey, mom turned politician Claire Debella (Katheryn Hahn), techy-Scientist Lionel, and former partner who he screwed over...Andi Brand.

They are all invited to the island for a friend or inner circle weekend and to solve a murder mystery...only there is one unexpected guest, actual famous detective Benoit Blanc...who humorously solves the fake murder very quickly. But each of our players actually has a motive for wanting their host dead...and when real people start dying that is when our sleuth goes in to action, or is it?

There is a great reveal in the middle of this film that may be one of my favorite bits about the movie and prove to me that there is a really good story here. The problem is the tantrum-like ending really took away the enjoyment that I had.

Watch, but be forewarned that you should set your expectations lower than Knives Out. I am really hoping there will be another with some tightening of the storyline and a well thought out ending.

Favorite quote: "It's a dangerous thing to mistake speaking without thought for speaking the truth."-Benoit Blanc.