Knives Out
Lionsgate | Release Date: November 27, 2019 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
82
METASCORE
Universal acclaim based on 52 Critic Reviews
Positive:
47
Mixed:
5
Negative:
0
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60
The GuardianPeter BradshawNov 29, 2019
What we have is a straightforward murder mystery, but it is told with gusto and humour. Read full review
60
Time OutJoshua RothkopfSep 9, 2019
Murder, skulduggery and an avalanche of plotting makes Rian Johnson's latest a retro pleasure for those who enjoy being dizzied. Read full review
58
UproxxVince ManciniNov 25, 2019
It’s an impressive movie in many ways, dizzyingly complex and intensely brainy, but if you don’t buy into the complex plot and its many (MANY) twists, they tend to be more tiresome than exhilarating. It’s a loving, labyrinthine homage to a genre I’m not sure deserves it. Read full review
50
New York Magazine (Vulture)David EdelsteinNov 27, 2019
A production designed to within an inch of its life, Knives Out always seems on the brink of being cleverer than it is, never quite shaking off its cobwebs and entering the present tense. Read full review
50
The New York TimesManohla DargisNov 26, 2019
Johnson’s own sleight of hand is estimable, even if his effort to add politics into the crowded mix rings hollow. The machine is what matters here, and he has clearly had such a good time engineering it that it’s hard not to feel bad when you don’t laugh along with him. Read full review
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