Writer/ Director Rian Johnson talks about Knives Out and Glass Onion. Interestingly he states "You can't center the drama around the detective, it has to be someone in the group of suspects you...
This is where Knives out exceled for me, and where Glass Onion fell a little flat. As Glass Onion rolls out on Netflix in the next couple of days, I would be interested to hear other folks thoughts.
I saw this in the theatre. I really loved the first Knives Out. I didn't have the same strong reaction to Glass Onion. I think I am the only one. The initial reviews are all incredibly favorable,...
I saw this in the theatre. I really loved the first Knives Out. I didn't have the same strong reaction to Glass Onion.
I think I am the only one. The initial reviews are all incredibly favorable, from both critics and movie goers. ( 97% fresh with 8.3 vs 93% fresh with 8.0 from RT and 7.6 vs 7.5 from top 1000 off IMDB.)
Spoilers if you have not seen the original Knives Out or don't want to know if there are similarities between the original and Glass Onion
Glass Onion has the same crazy plot twists hiding all the evidence you need to predict the twists in plain sight but masked by fast paced snappy dialogue.
Glass Onion has the same interesting social commentary on billionaires, plus some new social commentary on social distancing during the pandemic.
I think where Glass Onion fell flat for me, is that I didn't care for any of the lead characters. The original knives out organically made me care about what happened to Marta, even though she was a clear suspect, she was a genuinely nice person who intended well. For some reason, I didn't feel that in Glass Onion. [Edit: All those twists and turns had a deep emotional reaction for me because of how I felt about the lead character in the original that was lacking in Glass Onion. Also the ending wasn't as quite as emotionally satisfying to me in Glass Onion, unless perhaps I missed something at the very end of the trailer.]
Also, it felt like Glass Onion was trying too hard to make me laugh, too contrived.
It's probably just me, as the mechanics are there. I had the same reaction to The Dark Knight vs Batman Begins, and know I am a minority there.
Edit: added spoiler tag just in case. Also, the movie is incredibly well written, smart, devious, just outstanding. Well worth seeing.
I don't think so, unless you haven't seen the original Glass Onion. In which case, go see it before reading a review of the sequel? I added the tag with that warnings. In general I loathe all...
I don't think so, unless you haven't seen the original Glass Onion. In which case, go see it before reading a review of the sequel?
I added the tag with that warnings.
In general I loathe all manner of spoilers, especially when it comes to endings.
It's hard to write about a sequel without comparing it to the original however.
FYI, Glass Onion is out in theaters for the rest of the week, and will eventually make a Netflix debut on the week of Christmas.
Thanks for the heads up. The first one was great, so I'm excited to see the second once it finally makes it to Netflix.
Writer/ Director Rian Johnson talks about Knives Out and Glass Onion.
Interestingly he states "You can't center the drama around the detective, it has to be someone in the group of suspects you are worried about"
This is where Knives out exceled for me, and where Glass Onion fell a little flat. As Glass Onion rolls out on Netflix in the next couple of days, I would be interested to hear other folks thoughts.
I saw this in the theatre. I really loved the first Knives Out. I didn't have the same strong reaction to Glass Onion.
I think I am the only one. The initial reviews are all incredibly favorable, from both critics and movie goers. ( 97% fresh with 8.3 vs 93% fresh with 8.0 from RT and 7.6 vs 7.5 from top 1000 off IMDB.)
Spoilers if you have not seen the original Knives Out or don't want to know if there are similarities between the original and Glass Onion
Glass Onion has the same crazy plot twists hiding all the evidence you need to predict the twists in plain sight but masked by fast paced snappy dialogue.
Glass Onion has the same interesting social commentary on billionaires, plus some new social commentary on social distancing during the pandemic.
I think where Glass Onion fell flat for me, is that I didn't care for any of the lead characters. The original knives out organically made me care about what happened to Marta, even though she was a clear suspect, she was a genuinely nice person who intended well. For some reason, I didn't feel that in Glass Onion. [Edit: All those twists and turns had a deep emotional reaction for me because of how I felt about the lead character in the original that was lacking in Glass Onion. Also the ending wasn't as quite as emotionally satisfying to me in Glass Onion, unless perhaps I missed something at the very end of the trailer.]
Also, it felt like Glass Onion was trying too hard to make me laugh, too contrived.
It's probably just me, as the mechanics are there. I had the same reaction to The Dark Knight vs Batman Begins, and know I am a minority there.
Edit: added spoiler tag just in case. Also, the movie is incredibly well written, smart, devious, just outstanding. Well worth seeing.
I don't think so, unless you haven't seen the original Glass Onion. In which case, go see it before reading a review of the sequel?
I added the tag with that warnings.
In general I loathe all manner of spoilers, especially when it comes to endings.
It's hard to write about a sequel without comparing it to the original however.
Not sure why but the Spoiler tag was already expanded for me.
Try clicking on it.