Written & Directed By Rian Johnson; Starring Daniel Craig, Edward Norton, Janelle Monáe, Kathryn Hahn, Leslie Odom Jr., Jessica Henwick, Madelyn Cline, Noah Segan, Jackie Hoffman, Dallas Roberts, Kate Hudson, and Dave Bautista.
Glass Onion is a sequel to the 2019 Academy Award nominated hit murder mystery, Knives Out. In this follow-up, tech billionaire Miles Bron (Edward Norton) invites his friends for a getaway on his private Greek island during the first year of the COVID-19 outbreak. Yet when someone turns up dead, famed Southern detective Benoit Blanc (Daniel Craig) is put on the case. I only saw Knives Out once during the 2019 holiday season and I remember enjoying it. As for the sequel...
Writer/director Rian Johnson does a great job of introducing each of the main characters individually in the opening sequence. From there, he very wisely takes time to let them all interact together at the titular Glass Onion before the mystery officially gets into full swing. From that moment on, this movie goes on so many unpredictable twists and turns. Midway through, the story jumps from someone getting shot on the island at night to a completely different location in the daytime. At first, I was a little confused before realizing that it was the beginning of a flashback section. This film has just as many layers as a literal onion.
As his run as James Bond recently came to a close, Daniel Craig has pretty much found his new defining role as Benoit Blanc. He continues to do excellent work as the genius detective while also pulling off a very believable southern accent. Everyone else in the cast gives great performances too (including some of the surprise cameos). Although the standout to me is absolutely Janelle Monáe. Without revealing any spoilers, she gets to show quite an impressive range of personalities as her character, who also may have a surprise or two up her sleeves.
I was very fortunate to have caught Glass Onion on the very last day of its one week run in theaters before it debuts on Netflix next month. Getting to experience it in a cinema with an audience was a nice bonus (especially when it came to laughing at all the humorous bits). With that being said, I am looking forward to rewatching this movie to see how it’ll play differently now that I know all the twists and turns. In any case, this film is still such a great time. Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery will be available to stream on Netflix on December 23rd.
Rating: 4.5/5
Glass Onion is a sequel to the 2019 Academy Award nominated hit murder mystery, Knives Out. In this follow-up, tech billionaire Miles Bron (Edward Norton) invites his friends for a getaway on his private Greek island during the first year of the COVID-19 outbreak. Yet when someone turns up dead, famed Southern detective Benoit Blanc (Daniel Craig) is put on the case. I only saw Knives Out once during the 2019 holiday season and I remember enjoying it. As for the sequel...
Writer/director Rian Johnson does a great job of introducing each of the main characters individually in the opening sequence. From there, he very wisely takes time to let them all interact together at the titular Glass Onion before the mystery officially gets into full swing. From that moment on, this movie goes on so many unpredictable twists and turns. Midway through, the story jumps from someone getting shot on the island at night to a completely different location in the daytime. At first, I was a little confused before realizing that it was the beginning of a flashback section. This film has just as many layers as a literal onion.
As his run as James Bond recently came to a close, Daniel Craig has pretty much found his new defining role as Benoit Blanc. He continues to do excellent work as the genius detective while also pulling off a very believable southern accent. Everyone else in the cast gives great performances too (including some of the surprise cameos). Although the standout to me is absolutely Janelle Monáe. Without revealing any spoilers, she gets to show quite an impressive range of personalities as her character, who also may have a surprise or two up her sleeves.
I was very fortunate to have caught Glass Onion on the very last day of its one week run in theaters before it debuts on Netflix next month. Getting to experience it in a cinema with an audience was a nice bonus (especially when it came to laughing at all the humorous bits). With that being said, I am looking forward to rewatching this movie to see how it’ll play differently now that I know all the twists and turns. In any case, this film is still such a great time. Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery will be available to stream on Netflix on December 23rd.
Rating: 4.5/5