US EditionWake Up Dead Man Cast: Who Is in Knives Out Movie with Daniel Craig? Full List of Actors
Rian Johnsonâs third Benoit Blanc mystery stars Daniel Craig and Josh OâConnor in a faith-themed whodunit streaming on Netflix with a star-studded cast.
- On Dec. 12, Rian Johnson's new Knives Out film Wake Up Dead Man streams on Netflix and plays in select theaters, marking his third Benoit Blanc case as writer and director.
- In recent years, Rian Johnson's Knives Out series has reinvigorated the mystery genre with dark humor and twisty denouements, while this installment deepens themes of faith, grace and forgiveness.
- During a Good Friday service, Monsignor Jefferson Wicks is found dead with a devil-headed knife, and Father Jud, a young priest assigned to Our Lady of Perpetual Fortitude, becomes the prime suspect.
- The film's ensemble includes Kerry Washington, Josh Brolin, Glenn Close and Jeremy Renner alongside Mila Kunis and Jeffrey Wright, and reviewers say strong performances help carry the movie.
- The film balances spiritual and secular tensions while maintaining a lively tone, as Rian Johnson's screenplay riffs on manipulation, propaganda and cult of personality despite a complicated finale.
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Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery review: Netflix film mixes faith, guilt and murder with Rian Johnson's trademark mischief. Daniel Craig returns as a sharper Benoit Blanc, but Josh O'Connor gives the film its emotional edge.
'Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery' Review: Daniel Craig returns to solve a murder in star-studded sequel
There's nothing like a good murder mystery. It's perhaps the only genre that involves mental multitasking â absorbing what's unfolding in front of you while also attempting to jump ahead and crack the case yourself.That's what's so fun about the "Knives Out" film franchise, which successfully revived the niche genre in 2019. Viewers can expect three things from each installment: laughs, twists, and a stellar cast. And Netflix's "Wake Up Dead ManâŠ
What to watch tonight: 'Wake up dead man: a Knives Out mystery' on Netflix, as Daniel Craig grapples with metaphysics
The third installment of detective BenoĂźt Blanc's investigations forces its protagonist to confront the murder of a priest, shaking his belief in rationalism.
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