Review of Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery (2022) by Lascottla — 11 Jan 2023

Gaudy and gauche. The first Knives Out was far superior. This one felt like it was written on a deadline and Rian Johnson just went all-in on spectacle and heavy-handed doltish “twists” to distract from the lack of good writing.

I really liked Johnson’s Brick. And I thought the original Knives Out was a fun, well constructed, whodunit. But this sequel was lazy, clumsy, simple, and chock-full of lame/cheap plot devices. It seemed as if Johnson built this steaming pile with over the top cliched characters and settings in a futile attempt to disguise the fundamental failings of this movie’s witless writing.

I might give this movie 2 stars if it wasn’t written and directed by someone who’s had a track record of producing much higher quality projects in this genre. Given his prior work, one would have expected something MUCH better from Johnson, so one star is all it deserves.

Very disappointing. Barely got through it. Felt like a huge waste of time when I finally did.