This mystery and murder film is the third in Rian Johnson’s films, starring Daniel Craig as the detective Benoit Blanc.
Wake Up Dead Man: A mystery of Knives out He is receiving positive initial criticism, and critics especially praised the members of the cast Josh O’Connor and Daniel Craig.
This mystery and murder film is the third in the series of films of Rian Johnsonstarring Craig as the detective Benoit Blanc. The first film was the box office success Knives outto which the sequel was followed in 2022 Glass Onionwhich premiered in Netflix after the streaming platform acquired the rights of the franchise.
In “Wake Up Dead Man”, Blanc travels north of the state of New York to resolve the mystery of the murder of a priest. Josh O’Connor co -starred in the film as a young religious involved in the murder, along with Glenn Close, Andrew Scott, Mila Kunis and Jeremy Rennerother suspicious.
The film had its world premiere at the Toronto Film Festival on September 6, before its premiere in the United Kingdom cinemas on November 28 and will arrive in Netflix on December 12. The first criticisms have described her as the best film in the series so far, pointing to O’Connor and Craig as the strongest links in history.
What do Wake Up Dead Man’s criticism say: a mystery of Knives out
David Fear, from Rolling Stone, described the film as an improvement with respect to the previous installment, which, in his opinion, “sometimes fell victim of an excess of direct messages and flirtatious about the rich and infamous.” He also excessively praised the protagonist of Craig. “The obvious fun that the actor enjoys on the screen is contagious”wrote. “
Benjamin Lee, by The Guardian, also considered that the film “solved” some of Glass Onion problems, which described as “humor dependent designed to attract a termly online audience.” “The excesses, the cameos, the presumption, everything that seemed like a distraction,” wrote. “On the other hand, tThis effort has been redirected to the foundations of the narrative“.
Caryn Jones, from the BBC, said: “The greatest revelation of Wake Up Dead Man … is that Josh O’Connor, so good in the drama, is also an excellent comedian”. The screenwriter added: “Craig steals attention. Blanc appears to solve a murder in Chimney Rock with his southern accent and his safe style, wearing more elegant than ever. But it seems that with each Knives Out movie he has fewer scenes, sometimes he is like an orchestra director who guides us through the various characters and possibilities in a plot in constant change.”
Johnny Oleksinski, from the New York Post, described the film as “The darkest, terrifying and, without a doubt, the best interpreted of the entire detective saga”. He also praised the “always fantastic” O’Connor and concluded: “Wake Up Dead Man builds a solid and satisfactory end.”
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