KNIVES OUT:
Acclaimed writer and director Rian Johnson (Brick, Looper, Star Wars: The Last Jedi) pays tribute to mystery mastermind Agatha Christie in KNIVES OUT, a fun, modern-day murder mystery where everyone is a suspect. When renowned crime novelist Harlan Thrombey (Christopher Plummer) is found dead at his estate just after his 85th birthday, the inquisitive and debonair Detective Benoit Blanc (Daniel Craig) is mysteriously enlisted to investigate. From Harlan's dysfunctional family to his devoted staff, Blanc sifts through a web of red herrings and self-serving lies to uncover the truth behind Harlan's untimely death. With an all-star ensemble cast including Chris Evans, Ana de Armas, Jamie Lee Curtis, Toni Collette, Don Johnson, Michael Shannon, LaKeith Stanfield, Katherine Langford and Jaeden Martell, KNIVES OUT is a witty and stylish whodunit guaranteed to keep audiences guessing until the very end.
It's a tad slow over the first 20 minutes or so, but it's well worth persevering. It also shows there is life after Bond! It has elements of Poirot and Colombo with the occasional nod to Sherlock Holmes. I'm not sure it merits the 97% it gets from Rotten Tomatoes, but I enjoyed it.
I watched it on Amazon Prime, but I'm sure it can be downloaded from all the usual places.
[EDIT: Best watched with a homemade chilli con carne and new potatoes (not rice) and brussels sprouts]
[EDIT 2: My star of the show is the mother of the 85-yr-old victim...]
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. Just wasted 30 seconds downloading it, just to consign it to the bin 
