‘Knives Out” is a modern whodunit in the hallowed tradition of Agatha Christie. The filmmaker who did it is Rian Johnson—his previous film was “Star Wars: Episode VIII—The Last Jedi”—and what he has done is create an entertainment that’s as smart, witty, stylish and exhilarating as any movie lover could wish for. It’s tempting to call it the sort of movie they don’t make any more, but they didn’t make all that many way back when, because it’s really hard to pull off a production of such startling quality. If there’s a false note from start to finish I must have been laughing or gasping when it sounded.

Source: Wall Street Journal November 27, 2019 20:03 UTC