I recently saw the latest Knives out entry in cinemas, so I thought it might be an appropriate time to do a good ol\u2019 fashioned round up. Basically a Knives Out round up, but with Logan Lucky in there as well, \u2018cause Craig\u2019s sporting a southern accent in that joint too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
4 Glass Onion<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Not necessarily a complete failure, but definitely the weakest entry. The onion layer metaphor can\u2019t beat the classic doughnut metaphor, after all. And it\u2019s proof that a fairly stacked cast doesn\u2019t mean the joint\u2019s going to be great quality. It\u2019s a bit of fun, don\u2019t get me wrong. But it still felt somewhat hollow. Not how an onion should feel, eh? \u06f9( T\u0296\u032fT )\u0648<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Benoit Blanc\u2019s invited to a fancy smancy get up in Greece, murder happens, and it\u2019s pretty easy to guess who the culprit is from the off. Not that that\u2019s a bad thing (see: Wake Up Dead Man and the original Knives Out). But the way those onion layers unfold isn\u2019t particularly engaging. Comedic talents like Kathryn Hahn aren\u2019t used to full effect, and it\u2019s more fun when Blanc enters the scene after murders have already happened. With murders happening during the proceedings, it somehow takes away the jeopardy of the whodunnit schtick. The plot tries to add too many layers for its own good, and the dialogue falls flat compared to its witty predecessor. It\u2019s definitely not onion its way to success. Goodbye.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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3 Knives Out<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This position isn\u2019t an insult, by the way. It\u2019s just that the next two are ever so slightly better in my eyes. And this is the original, after all. The doughnut hole daddy. Uh, anyway, moving away from that uncomfortable imagery, the release of this film at the time just felt like a refreshing whodunnit. Not particularly hard to guess who, uh, dunnit, per say, but just nice cosy film watching. And particularly entertaining when you consider the knives being directed at Rian Johnson after The Last Jedi. Ah, Star Wars fans. You gotta love \u2018em (I mean, you really don\u2019t, but\u2026anyway). >(\u09ad\u2919 \u09ad “)<<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A star studded cast, but one made particularly interesting by certain folk playing against type. Michael Shannon playing a weak insecure dude instead of strong loud macho dude. Chris Evans playing an asshole instead of America\u2019s ass (Captain America fans, eat your heart out). Yeah, a lot to love. And also a nice turn for Craig after his serious straight turn as Bond. Oh, and if you hadn\u2019t noticed, Blanc\u2019s gay (Johnson confirmed it during an interview for Glass Onion). Soz mate. No more super strong masculine macho uber tough Bond for ya. Oh, how times have changed. (\u25d4_\u25d4)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
2 Wake Up Dead Man<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The most recent Knives Out, uh, outing, and just about the best one. After doing a cardinal sin of having murders take place during the plot proceedings, they\u2019ve gone back to simple by having the murder take place off screen. And Blanc doesn\u2019t turn up for a while either. And my friend\u2019s aunt essentially owns the church where a lot of the film takes place. The more you know. \u00ac\u203f\u00ac<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But yeah, another stacked cast. And it pays off this time. Josh O\u2019Connor plays the main priest. Personally I think O\u2019Connor\u2019s super overused these days, although he\u2019s very talented. I preferred the good old days where he played a gay farmer in God\u2019s Own Country, when he was relatively unknown. My friend (the same friend whose aunt own the church, funnily enough) described the film as soft porn (in a negative sense) when I watched it with her, but hey, I thought it was good. Everyone has their opinion. And O\u2019Connor\u2019s playing another gay dude in an upcoming film with Paul Mescal, another kind of oversaturated dude in the film world. It\u2019s called The History of Sound. Again, the more you know. \u00ac\u203f\u00ac<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Anyway. I haven\u2019t described the plot. The main priest of the church (Josh Brolin) gets offed, and Blanc sweeps in to save the day. That\u2019s the crux. As already mentioned, it\u2019s not hard to guess who\u2019s done the deed, but it\u2019s a fun experience just to watch the drama play out with a cast that seem to be having a good time. It\u2019s weird to see Blanc with full hair going on, but hey, embrace the new. (\u2013\u2a4a\u2013)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
1 Logan Lucky<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Craig has a comparatively small role in Steven Soderbergh\u2019s crime caper compared to the Knives Out films, but boy does he make an impact. The film came out around the time most audiences knew Craig purely as a buttoned-down Bond, so this level of crazy came as a bit of a surprise. His character\u2019s basically the lynchpin in securing a major level heist for the Logan brothers, played with some pretty decent rizz by Channing Tatum and, particularly, Adam Driver (\u2018cauliflower\u2019 will never be heard the same way again). Soderbergh manages to produce a comedic film without laying into the hillbilly aesthetic too much, and the end result really pays off. \u0d26\u0d4d\u0d26\u0d3f(\u02f5 \u2022\u0300 \u1d17 – \u02f5 ) \u2727<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But more on Craig\u2019s character, Joe bang. Craig\u2019s Bond had a bit of blonde, but Bang goes for the full bleach, with a lot of tattoos too. Admittedly, there not hair on the character\u2019s head to begin with, but still, it makes an impression. Apparently Soderbergh convinced Craig to take the role by promising he could have \u2018carte blanche to build this character any way he wanted\u2019, which included appearance, accent and the guarantee of not having to do any press tours, no doubt a welcome relief after his Bond tours. And he certainly puts in a big\u2026bang.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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