Movie Review - GLASS ONION: A KNIVES OUT MYSTERY...

"It's a dangerous thing to mistake speaking without thought for speaking the truth, don't you think?"
- Detective Benoit Blanc
A few hours ago, I celebrated Thanksgiving Eve by watching Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery at AMC theaters.

Needless to say, this murder-mystery comedy—once again directed by Rian Johnson—was just as good as the 2019 original film, Knives Out!

Just like Knives Out, Daniel Craig reprised his role as Benoit Blanc, the world's greatest detective, in Glass Onion. And joining Craig was yet another all-star cast...this time featuring Kate Hudson, Edward Norton, Kathryn Hahn, Jessica Henwick, Madelyn Cline, Leslie Odom Jr. and Dave Bautista.

According to a Google search, Ethan Hawke was apparently in Glass Onion as well, but I didn't recognize him in the movie. (I reckon he was among the people that Lionel, Leslie Odom Jr.'s character, was talking to during that video conferencing session in the opening scene.) Ram Bergman—who helped produce the Knives Out sequel with Rian Johnson—was hilarious in his brief cameo!

You'll notice that I left out Janelle Monáe above...and that's because I wanted to save the best for last! Just like Ana de Armas in the first Knives Out installment, Monáe was definitely the star of Glass Onion—(SPOILERS AHEAD) playing not one but two characters in the sequel: Andi Brand and her sister Helen.

Monáe did an excellent job differentiating between Andi and Helen in her performances; with Andi being the confident entrepreneur who would be at the center of the film's murder-mystery plot, and Helen being the uncertain but caring sibling who wanted to seek justice for Andi's fate in this movie.

Glass Onion was just as humorous and clever as Knives Out, with Daniel Craig clearly relishing the comedic role of Detective Blanc once again, after saying farewell to James Bond in last year's No Time to Die.

Glass Onion is one of the best films I've seen in 2022; it's too bad that this masterpiece will only be in theaters for the next few days before it begins streaming on Netflix later next month.

Watch Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery on the big screen as soon as possible! It's definitely worth the ticket price...

I give this Knives Out mystery two thumbs way up.