news culture With a score of 93%, this saga born in the cinema is back in force on Netflix!
If the first episode of this saga was a hit at the cinema, it is on Netflix that its long-awaited sequel has just been released! On the menu, a new five-star cast, and a critical score of no less than 93%! What convince to put it in his list of films to see urgently.
Summary
- Exit James Bond, hello Benoit Blanc
- A deadly game
Exit James Bond, hello Benoit Blanc
If you like Agatha Christie whodunit, you couldn’t miss A Knives Out (Knives Out in VO), the detective thriller directed by Rian Johnson and released in cinemas in 2019. In addition to offering a high-quality cast composed, among others, of Daniel Craig (Dying can wait, Skyfall), Ana de Armas (Blonde, Blade Runner 2049), Jamie Lee Curtis (Everything Everywhere All at Once, Halloween) and Chris Evans (Captain America, Snowpiercer), he also shone with the quality of his writing and the originality with which he diverted all the well-known codes of the genre.
Rated 97% on Rotten Tomatoes, Rian Johnson’s film was unanimous among fans of investigative films. He then staged a story worthy of a game of Cluedo where a rich author of detective novels was found dead in his mansion the same evening when he had decided to tighten the screw with each of the members of his family concerning their inheritance. The whole film was then a life-size investigation where each character was a potential suspect, all overseen by the famous private detective Benoit Blanc, played by Daniel Craig.
Shortly after the release of this first film, we learned that Knives Out was finally going to be a saga of several films that would be released directly on Netflix. Today, December 23, 2022, it is now time to discover the first of them, and as much to say that its reception is more than positive.
A deadly game
Glass Onion: a story at loggerheads is therefore the second film in this saga of thrillers. Still directed by Rian Johnson, the feature film changes cast almost entirely for the occasion but retains the same ambition. If Daniel Craig returns for his role of detective Benoit Blanc, it will now be necessary to count on Edward Norton (Fight Club, The Incredible Hulk), Janelle Monae (Shadow Figures, Moonlight), Kathryn Hahn (WandaVision, Captain Fantastic), Leslie Odom Jr (Hamilton, Tick, Tick… Boom!), David Bautista (Guardians of the Galaxy, Dune) and a few other famous heads to lead the dance.
Since all of the characters except the main protagonist will be original, you don’t need to have seen Knives Out to enjoy this sequel. It will no longer be a question here of a story of heritage in the heart of a mansion with Victorian inspirations, but rather of an unhealthy game that goes wrong in the middle of a paradisiacal vacation. For more on the story of the film, we let you discover the trailer above, as well as the official synopsis below:
Benoit Blanc goes to a sumptuous estate nestled in the heart of a Greek island. There, the intrepid detective meets a motley group of friends invited by the billionaire owner of the premises, Miles Bron. Among the guests are Andi Brand, her former business partner, Claire Debella, the Governor of Connecticut, Lionel Toussaint, a visionary researcher, Birdie Jay, a fashion designer and ex-model accompanied by Peg, her meticulous assistant, as well as influencer Duke Cody and his sidekick and girlfriend, Whiskey. Each of the characters holds secrets, fabricates lies and hides their intentions, becoming suspicious when one of them suddenly dies. -Netflix
Barely available on Netflix for a few hours, Glass Onion can already boast of being a real success, since it manages to score 93% on Rotten Tomatoes, for both critics and the public. With such a start, there is no doubt that he will be talked about during the end of the year celebrations. Be careful not to spoil the pleasure of your loved ones by revealing the end!
