Review of Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery (2022) by Needfiction — 01 Jan 2023

I went into this film with no expectations at all, as I didn't even see the original either. I don't understand the positive reviews to be honest, and looking through them I have my doubts that all of them are legit.

Sorry to those that enjoyed this one, but 20 minutes into the film, and I'm struggling to hang on. It just wasn't entertaining. The script is average at best, and Daniel Craig just seems to be miscast, as I really thought his performance was flat.

One other thing I noticed, and then confirmed only after I saw the film- is the attempt at social commentary. Rian Johnson and I would probably agree on 90% of political issues, however, I think he is thinking of the commentary first, and story second.

It seems that his thinking while writing goes something like, "This would make a good parody of so and so hated politician, and boy, that would be funny in this story." It is too much of a sledge hammer so it isn't subtle at all, and that just makes it unenjoyable when the rest of the film is already struggling.

Overall, I just couldn't recommend this as I thought it doesn't meet the hype by a long shot.