Review of Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery (2022) by Franzhcritic — 08 Jan 2023

The coincidences in this whodunit are so forced that it spoils any creative structuring that would have otherwise elevated this film. Rian Johnson hasn't had a financial flop so he hasn't gotten the hint that his craft is predictable and quite frankly subpar.

And 'Glass Onion' tries even harder than its predecessor to make some kind of political statement about class and race, coming off even more ham-fisted (which was the first film's biggest fault). Every character is an unrealistic, unbelievable cliché and caricature.

And Benoit Blanc's flamboyance is dialed up to eleven, making it just a distraction. I only saw this in theaters because there was nothing else. I should have probably just waited until it came out on Netflix.

Or better yet, not see it period.