Director: Rian Johnson
Stars: Daniel Craig, Chris Evans, Jamie Lee Curtis, Toni Collette, Michael Shannon, Christopher Plummer
Mark Kermode of The Guardian observed that the film’s set of usual suspects stays “ just on the right side of caricature. ” We have high-powered anointed successor daughter L inda (Jamie Lee Curtis), who, of course, got her real estate empire going with a $1 million loan from her father. Mark Kermode's film of the week Knives Out review – a deliciously entertaining whodunnit 4 out of 5 stars. Published: 1 Dec 2019. Knives Out review – a deliciously entertaining whodunnit.
But Knives Out is, for the most part, as segregated from the real world as the location — a mansion in Addams Family gothic — is segregated from its surrounding community.
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Duration: 130 mins
AGE Rating: Cert 12A
Adults £8
Under 15s£5
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Writer/director Rian Johnson (Brick, Star Wars- The Last Jedi) pays playful tribute to the Country House murder mystery, with this American-set whodunnit with an excellent cast led by Daniel Craig and red herrings galore.
With a 96% rating on Rotten Tomatoes,the film is described by Mark Kermode as “deliciously entertaining” (The Guardian)