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One layer onion. Knives Out > A Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery > F - Rian Johnson wrote/directed a solid, memorable murder mystery w the perfect amount of charm/comedy then proceeded to do the exact opposite in this obvious cash grab, ruining the Knives Out IP in the process. "Fun" is the main focus in almost every positive review when it should be exchanged for shallow. Celebrity name drops & long drawn out glamour shots are the musings of a middle school fan fiction writer. Nothing else to elaborate on unfortunately - the irony of the name Glass Onion, when it's a 2h 19m shallow one note. To say this was disappointing is an extreme understatement. It's just plain bad.

[SPOILER ALERT: This review contains spoilers.]

TikTok TikTok. In the age of the cell phone, TikTok, meme & the quick & dirty convenience of it all, it's no wonder certain directors pine for the big screen. And if there's ever a movie made for that big screen, it's the cinematic masterpiece, 1917. Between the direction of Sam Mendes as well as his writing along w Krysty Wilson-Cairns, the immensely massive cinematography from living legend Roger Deakins, to the tick tock of a ticking clock score by Thomas Newman & the burning heart of British Lance corporal William Schofield played by George MacKay; their collaboration created a singular unique film which slows the heart as it races into the next second & then melts to a chill all the while it's exploding. There are a rare breed of film which fully submerge you into another world that once the closing credits roll & you walk out of the theatre in a daze, you're still there, in that other world. 1917 is that film. And it's befitting to be the last great film released just before the pandemic & theatre shutdowns. If you missed it, purchasing the largest television you can afford is apt & necessary. After all, 1917 was made for IMAX, not iPhone. Run don't walk to view this instant classic, tick tock tick tock.