As a journalist, I have to tell you everything I can learn about a subject.But when it comes to new movies “Glass Onion” It premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival on Saturday night, but I’d rather take a light walk instead.
For a clue as to why, we offer the film’s full title, Glass Onion: The Knife Out Mystery.Yes, this movie isn’t a Beatles-inspired riff, it’s a sequel to his 2019 uproar with meandering “Knife Out” It introduced Daniel Craig as the withdrawn detective Benoît Blanc. And ahead of his film’s premiere, director Rian Johnson sent out a statement begging the press not to spoil it.
“Beyond who dies and who is who, there are some big surprises, and their preservation really impacts the first viewing experience,” Johnson wrote. Thanks in advance for helping preserve them.”
I have always strived to have a no-spoiler policy when it comes to educating The Times readers, but people have different standards on the matter. Slashed with a slasher — Twitter users reacted like I was leaking government secrets.
Below, I try to avoid spoilers, but I’ll make it clear what I’m about to tell you so that you can pre-determine how much to peel for this “glass onion”.
Setup (without ruining murder)
As in the first film, Bran is summoned to a gathering of rich weirdos to solve a mystery. However, he has not yet been murdered this time.
Instead, self-involved billionaire Miles Bronn (Edward Norton) sends invitations to an eclectic group of his best friends, sending them to his private island in Greece, ostensibly to escape the Covid protocol. (the movie, with some surprising idiosyncrasies, comes out in Summer 2020), but he’s also able to act out in the fun murder mystery scenarios he’s crafted. After Bran is put in place, Bron confesses that he didn’t send the detective an invitation to the party, so the first mystery is who did.
Will the film follow Bran unraveling a fictional murder mystery devised by Bronn, or will it be a real-life mystery that requires even more of a detective’s keen eye?
Character (without spoiling the villain)
Craig is the only cast carryover from the original film, and in a Q&A following the “Glass Onion” premiere, Johnson said, “I’m going to keep making these until Daniel blocks me on the phone.
No, there’s no return from Ana de Armas, Jamie Lee Curtis, or the “Knives Out” weirdos, but the new group is well-cast. He’s a big hit as a party-loving, thoughtless influencer. Johnson has said that part of the model for this sequel is based on his 1973 mystery.Last of Sheila,” and Hudson is absolutely meant to be that over-infused Diane Cannon.
Also, Kathryn Hahn is a Bron-funded politician, Leslie Odom Jr. is a star scientist, and Dave Bautista (who puts Craig’s “Casino Royale” trunks to shame) is a man with a gun. rights activist. And then there’s the mysterious Janelle Monae, who plays a corporate partner pushed out by Bronn’s excessive greed. She sneaks around this private island.
Reaction (without spoiling the surprise)
‘Glass Onion’ is very well received in Toronto, with some reviews echoing hollywood reporter, called the sequel “more fun in most ways (and neck-to-neck in most other ways)” compared to the original.there was little variety not enthusiastic. When it comes to production designs, you can feel the increase in budget.
The original “Knives Out” was a big hit. earn $165 million Johnson nearly doubled it domestically, and then worldwide, but Johnson chose to leave original distributor Lionsgate and move the franchise to Netflix.What Streamers Pay $450 million in packages shows how keen Netflix is to make a movie series on par with its much-talked-about TV service, but “Glass Onion” performs best in crowded theaters and thunders in noisy Toronto. The premiere crowd cheered at all the cameos and twists.
The film is set to make its streaming debut in December, but Netflix executives have indicated they are considering a much more robust advance theatrical screening than the mandatory Oscar-qualified empty house they usually book. Will this new model be advantageous for streamers who are currently cutting costs? It hardly takes a detective to find out that they commit murder at the box office.