The thing with the baseball is that Richard went into Harlan's office to try and remove the evidence of his cheating, and that's when he threw the ball outside. It took the whole movie for the ball to get back to Linda, but when it did, it's what brought her into the office to put it away to where she saw the note that Richard pulled out of the drawer with the invisible ink. So in a way, Richard's own actions trying to cover up his infidelity is what led to him getting caught.
It also implied that Richard doesn't even care for his wife, they've been together for years and he didn't know about her and Harlan's games, he was just in it for the money.
Oddly enough, this movie really benefits from repeat viewings. Look for details. There are so many details that you just about can't pick them all up on the first viewing.
What’s amazing to me is that Mary picked up things on a first viewing that I only out together at the end when Craig wrapped it up. Wow. But also, I love that most people say this is one of their fav movies immediately after watching. I loved Ana deArnas in this movie.
The spot of blood on the shoe and the detective having seen it right from the start was a great reveal. I love the way this movie subverted the typical plot.
Knives out with Mary, what a treat. If you're after a comedy movie like this, the 1985 movie "Clue" based on the board game Cluedo/Clue is a lot of fun.
Mary, you have hit upon why we all love reaction channels so much! Because we can't watch movies like this again for the first time, but we can experience that joy vicariously through someone else! Thanks for allowing us to share in your journey! (And now you can watch some other reactions to this movie and see how well you did at predicting things vs. others. 😃)
You're a smart cookie Mary. You figured out alot of this movie before the end. I didn't put any of that together my first time watching. Crime movies must be your thing. Great reaction!
What the F are you talking about? For almost the whole movie she kept saying he was alive, even though we saw him die, the police had investigated and they had buried his body. She's an idi0t.
@@alexfaye8799 I know ignore the haters, the trolls, etc. But I just want to state for the record - if you mess with Mary there is something wrong with your soul. Be a better person. If you watch more of her shows this may help in this regard.
No, the actor that plays Harlan is not from Lord of the Rings, but he is from Sound of Music. 😉 Also, the attorney that read the will was Frank Oz. The voice of Fozzy Bear, Miss Piggy, Yoda and many other characters.
I remembered what Harlan said about Ransom, “He plays life like it’s a game without consequences until you can no longer tell the difference between a stage prop and a real knife.” Brilliant foreshadowing! when Marta threw up on Ransom that was actually baby food mixed with water. Knowing that makes it easier to watch. The movie was an homage to Agatha Christie novels. Have you read Agatha Christie? Her works broke the rules of the mystery genre; she became known as The Queen of Crime. Her novels go from 1920-1970s. Actress who played Marta gave a phenomenal performance! Glad they cut away to her reaction to the suicide; the look of horror on her face was outstanding! Like Blanc said, Harlan’s demise was the result of “a tragedy of errors.” When he pointed out how Marta could visually spot the differences between the morphine and the correct medication, he said it so quickly. Needed subtitles for that.
Agatha Christie didn't so much break the rules of the mystery genre as it is that she invented the rules herself. Everybody else working in the genre is under her shadow
@@dialecticsjunkie7653 Actually there were some versions of "fair-play whodunit" rules at this time, and Christie DID break them from time to time. However, it only served to demonstrate that the rules aren't absolute, and you can play fair while not adhering to those rules. One popular version was this (called Knox' commandments): 1. The culprit should be introduced early, but it shouldn't be one whose thoughts we follow (so, for example, the narrator can't be the culprit). 2. No supernatural elements. 3. No secret passages, unless it is a house where one can be expected, in which case one secret passage is OK, but two are not. 4. No rare poisons that would require a lengthy explanation. 5. No Chinese people (NB: this is actually anti-racist to some extent; at the time the rules were written there was a really offensive stereotype of a Chinese wise man who mysteriously knows stuff just because he is Chinese, so the rule was there to combat that stereotype) 6. No accidents helping the sleuth, and no sudden bursts of intuition. 7. The culprit shouldn't be the detective himself. 8. All clues the detective sees should be immediately given to the reader as well. 9. Every thought of the detective's sidekick should be immediately presented to the reader; the sidekick should be ever-so-slightly dumber than the average reader. 10. No twins, unless foreshadowed.
Slightly influenced by Clue! A hilarious movie. For Bond films, start at the beginning with Dr. No. You can fund a release date list, probably on Wikipedia. My favorite film is a crime film called LA Confidential. (Then Monty Oython and the Holy Grail.) LA Confidential is great from directing to script to acting.
@@johncampbell756 - While I generally would agree that folks start Bond films from the beginning with Dr. No. But for a whole lot of modern viewers, I feel it might be a lot more successful for them to start with the modern and work backwards. There are certainly detriments to it; but if they start with the old films and don't really take to them, there is less of a chance that they will continue on.
As long as Ana de Arnas is part of the cast, I’m in. She was awesome in this movie. Actually in the last bond movie as well, for all of the 5 mins she was on screen. Lol
@@coling657 Ana's fans are suing the filmmakers and studio behind the movie Yesterday because she was innthe trailer, but her scenes were cut from the movie.
@@maximillianosaben How about the alternating compromise? What little continuity there is between films is held within the films of a particular Bond. So alternate between them. The first Sean Connery Bond then the first Daniel Craig film. When you finish the Connery films move up to Roger Moore. When you finish Daniel Craig, move back to Pierce Brosnan, etc. It'll be interesting to see which direction gets to the single George Lazenby film first. And then you can toss in the original Casino Royale from 1967 with "7 James Bonds." But it helps to know that is more a spoof than an actual Bond film, though based on the same novel as the later Bond film Casino Royale, the first James Bond novel.
One detail that I really enjoyed is when I found out about it was that when Daniel Craig's character speaks with or in front of the nurse Marta, he uses phrases that have to do with feet or a foot. The reason is that he noticed the blood drop on her shoe as soon as he met her, as he said. I think he was trying to get her to look at her feet to get her reaction if she were to see the blood drop.
Ana de Armas (Marta) is so good in this. The whole movie wouldn't work without such a solid performance at its center. She plays mousey and innocent so well, it's hard to believe she was the enormous, blue-haired nude hologram in Blade Runner 2049.
I'm pretty sure Harlan owned the house, but probably had a separate trust already in place for the care of his mother. She is the one person who wouldn't be 'cut out' of the will.
The fact that none of them remember exactly what country she is from tells you how much they actually care about her. They all say she is like family and that they will take care of her but that is not what they are really thinking. Also the reason Christopher Plummer's character likes her so much is because he can ask her opinion of various members of his family and he will know if she is being truthful or not.
If you wanna start watching James Bond, I'd recommend starting with Casino Royale (2006). It's the first Bond movie with Daniel Craig (who plays Benoit Blanc in Knives Out) and many people like it the most out of all Craig Bond movies or even the best out of all Bond movies (I'm part of that group).
Wow, clearly your good at watching mysteries! While the final reveal is tough to call, you definitely are picking up in all the important clues, at the right moment. Good job Mary!
I just watched this movie a couple of days ago and at the end of the film I thought I hope Mary watches this she would love this and Voila! here it is. Love hearing your thought process throughout the movie. Glad they are making another one Hollywood makes so few of these for the theatre these days. And I just noticed flumpking's comment - oh well, still glad there making another. Thanks Mary!
Great reaction. Since you like these kind of movies I highly recommend the old movies with Peter Ustinov playing the Belgian detective Hercule Poirot. Especially Death on the Nile (1978). Let's see if you can find the murder as fast as in this movie.
I think one reviewer called this ‘the best Murder Mystery ever, when it comes to movies’. A bold statement - but it’s certainly the best one I have ever seen. If this had been a novel I had read, I think it would crack my Top 10, but not beat Black Water Lilies, The False Inspector Dew, or The Documents in the Case. But I certainly have never seen a Whodunit in movie form that has given me the same rush of joy over job-well-done, along with pure awe at the fair-play mechanics, as a book would…except for this.
I do feel like it wouldn’t work as well because a lot of the clue and stuff are set up in scene without saying it. Like how the dirt on the window sill got placed.
This was such a fun mystery and Im really looking forward to the upcoming sequel. Also, Chris Evans appears alongside Jaeden Martell (the young kid) again in the miniseries "Defending Jacob", which I also think would be deserving of a watch.
that reminds me; idk if you’ve seen it before but Murder on the Orient Express is another amazing “who did it?” crime films that is fantastic and also has another movie coming out soon!
You think it’s weird seeing Chris Evans as other than Captain America, you should see him in Not Another Teen Movie wearing only a whipped cream bikini. 😂😂😂😂
I think you'd really like Enola Holmes, which is on Netflix at the moment. It's another mystery that's similar in tone which is about Sherlock Holmes' sister, and stars the girl from Stranger Things and the guy who plays The Witcher. Excellent film!
This movie is actually great for at LEAST one more viewing to pick up on all the stuff you missed. Like Joni mentions there was a New Yorker profile on Benoit, and then when we’re at Ransom’s house there’s a brief glimpse of that issue on his coffee table.
I watched this 4 times in the theater. I loved it so much that each time a i had different ppl come with me to watch it. Each viewing, u pick up more details and little things that mean alot. It always fun watching it with someone who hasnt seen it. This movie has surpassed all mystery movies for me. I work as a medical Assistant and when im drawing up vaccines that has a slight tinge of color differences, i always remember Marta and then Blanc saying "tincture and viscosity"
If you haven't seen it, I recommend Rian Johnson's earlier murder mystery, BRICK. It's a 1930s-40s style noir detective story, except set in a present-day high school, with teenagers talking like characters in a Humphrey Bogart flick.
I started out sympathetic toward Meg, but on further rewatches I think it hit me a bit more that she acted super nice to Marta and seemed like the most outwardly progressive and less-racist member of the family, but then that changed the instant her privileged way of life was threatened. It's implied (if not outright stated) that she's had plenty of time and opportunity to finish a degree, but has made choices that kept her dependent on Harlan's money. She even got one last check to finish out her education, but that wasn't she wanted and she had leverage on Marta, so she used it just like any other member of her shitty family would have. When the chips were down, she wasn't willing to sacrifice her privilege and she sided with her family over (what were implied to be) her principles.
This movie is lots of fun to watch again and again. I like re-watching it while knowing what happened to see how everything is set up. Glad you enjoyed it as much as I did.
I wonder how many people catch the in joke of using Gordon Lightfoot's Sundown in this movie. For those that don't know, the song is about Kathy Smith. She accidentally gave John Belushi and OD dosage of heroin and the central character of the movie is a woman who thinks she has just accidentally given an OD dosage to her employer.
Great reaction, Mary!! Another excellent Chris Evans film is Gifted (2017). An outstanding courtroom drama is Witness for the Prosecution (1957), which starred Charles Laughton, Marlene Dietrich, Tyrone Power and Elsa Lanchester and was directed and co-written by Billy Wilder. You can't go wrong with either film.
This is one of my absolute favorite movies! I love whodunits, mostly love reading them, and this movie really scratches that itch. Not a lot of movies have the whodunit vibe that this movie has and its great. Can't wait for the sequel. Fun fact: The fire they're putting out at 25:07 in this video, that building is literally a minute down the street from where I live. I pass by it every day. (I mean the movie is in Massachusetts so I'm not that far away from where the entire thing was shot lol)
If Richard hadn't thrown Harlan's baseball out the window like that, then it wouldn't have ended up in Linda's hands by the end, and she wouldn't have gone into Harlan's office to put it back, and she wouldn't have found the letter. That one little throw probably cost Richard his marriage.
The donut/doughnut hole that Blanc mentions is a common sweet pastry in the USA, often eaten for breakfast. Traditional donuts are round, with a hole in the center, they look like a skinny bagel. Donut holes are small, spherical versions of the same pastry, with it being an implied joke that they are the bit removed from a normal donut to get the hole. It's an unusual puzzle piece metaphor. His accent is also a fair demonstration of a small regional accent from Louisiana, as I understand, and not a bad 'generic Southern US' accent.
While Linda was technically cut off from the inheritance, she was already self-made and doesn't really need any inheritance money to survive and strive. She's probably the only one who Harlan was proud of and he knows she'll be all right even without the inheritance. Richard on the other hand, is leeching off Linda's success as he is the husband. Who Harlan was actually cutting off was Richard - by letting Linda know he's cheating so they'd get a divorce so he'd stop leeching off Linda's success. Some assets may be split in half when they do divorce. I think Harlan knows if he gave some inheritance to Linda, Richard will benefit from those (even if they get a divorce). So At least Richard really won't get anything directly from Harlan.
Was so happy to see you react to this. It's one of my favorites. You have to ask yourself how much love and respect Harlan had for Marta to come up with that plan to make sure she wouldn't get into trouble. LOL The only person you didnt guess was the great grandmother. 🤣
I absolutely love this movie and it's actually even better on second viewing for me. Have a look at what Benoit says to Marta. He already knows she is involved in the murder but he waited and "trusted in her kind heart". And you can still argue over if he's a good detective or not. I love this movie
“The lady who’s carrying the box is me!” 😆 Great movie and loved your reaction, Mary! Never too much guessing in a movie like this 😎 if you’re missing being able to see it again for the first time, then another that might fill that void for you is “Murder on the Orient Express”… similarly stacked cast, wonderful setting, charismatic detective played by Kenneth Branagh (whom I believe also directed it). I think if you like this type of mystery film, you’ll enjoy this very much! Thanks again for another great reaction.
I did here that there was one version of the script where Marta actually did mastermind the entire the entire thing. That it was her intention to get the man to kill himself, so that she would get the inheritance money. I think there are hints of that script still in this movie. Especially the line about while they were playing Go. How is it that you beat me every time? Because you're trying to win and I'm just trying to make a pretty picture. Meaning that while everyone else sees or are thinking of the next move, she sees the entire board.
"Undue influence" as an argument against a caretaker inheriting is used a lot in the U. S., but it usually fails, and of course it requires a pretty high level of evidence.
Such a great movie and I loved how engaged you were with it. It's such a brilliantly structured mystery because it has threads for those paying attention and a great narrative for those that are just along for the ride and aren't trying to guess. Plus the acting and small details are there to reward you for rewatching. Highly recommend the sequel when that hits streaming too!
Thanks for the great reaction! And yes Benoit Blanc is played by Daniel Craig who played James Bond. Please check out the Bond movies, all of them at best starting with Dr. No from 1962 of course. The James Bond movie MUST be watched ;-)
There will definitely be some cinema releases, because they want it to qualify for awards consideration. It's also possible that they negotiated a deal where there will be home video.
It's of a different genre, but if you want to see another entertaining movie about a messed-up rich family in a beautiful/creepy house you should check out Ready Or Not.
React to the sequel "Glass Onion". It also bears repeat viewings. Apart from Blonc, it's a new cast, entirely different setting, and a different plot structure.
I'm so glad you watched this movie. It's one of my favorites, and there's a sequel in process. I love your reactions and your channel. Greetings from Latinoamerica! ❤️❤️❤️
Rope, (1948) being a Hitchcock movie and a murder/suspense film i think you will enjoy. A different approach from most crime films it builds the suspense almost from the start.
I don't know if you've seen the 1973 classic movie The Sting with Robert Redford and Paul Newman, but based on this reaction, I think you're gonna like it 👌🏻
After this one, I strongly recommend Gosford Park as a reaction. It does not focus on the crime itself that much but is still a great whodunnit and an incredible movie as a whole. :)
If you liked this I highly recommend checking out Rian Johnsons other films, Particularly The Brothers Bloom, and Brick, both crime films with a little bit of mystery to them. Bloom is like an old fashioned farce, and Brick is a modern film Noir.
In terms of other recommendations, I'd say check out the Murder on the Orient Express remake that came out a couple of years ago. A very good whodunit if you haven't seen the original.
I love when ou notice your own JOB in the movies! Also your "version" of the plot was actually better, maybe you should write "law novells" like: Do more law movies - like "The Firm" or other based on John Grissams books. There are a lot of good movies with good actors!
Did you notice that at the end Richard had a black eye? I wonder where that came from. It's a delight to watch your reactions. You have a very analytical mind. There is talk about a sequel to Knives Out. If so it won't be a continuation of this story. It will be the further adventures of Benoit Blanc.
You really need to see the original " Murder on the Orient Express " with Sean Connery & Albert Finney . I think there are 4 different versions . It's an Agatha Christie Story , & this Feb. a remake of " Death on the Nile "in theaters. The hero detective in both stories , the fussy little Belgian , Hercule Poiroit. Very much enjoyed your take on this.
The two generally recommended way to get into Bond movies are either begin with the first, Dr No, or start with Daniel Craig’s run and then going back if you enjoy them. Either way works well, though I would suggest starting with Dr No.
The thing with the baseball is that Richard went into Harlan's office to try and remove the evidence of his cheating, and that's when he threw the ball outside. It took the whole movie for the ball to get back to Linda, but when it did, it's what brought her into the office to put it away to where she saw the note that Richard pulled out of the drawer with the invisible ink. So in a way, Richard's own actions trying to cover up his infidelity is what led to him getting caught.
I love that!
It also implied that Richard doesn't even care for his wife, they've been together for years and he didn't know about her and Harlan's games, he was just in it for the money.
Oddly enough, this movie really benefits from repeat viewings. Look for details. There are so many details that you just about can't pick them all up on the first viewing.
What’s amazing to me is that Mary picked up things on a first viewing that I only out together at the end when Craig wrapped it up. Wow. But also, I love that most people say this is one of their fav movies immediately after watching. I loved Ana deArnas in this movie.
...but there are no nude scenes?
@@pistonburner6448 wtf
@@tomd9170 Did I stutter?
@@pistonburner6448 why're you looking for nude scenes?
The spot of blood on the shoe and the detective having seen it right from the start was a great reveal. I love the way this movie subverted the typical plot.
Knives out with Mary, what a treat. If you're after a comedy movie like this, the 1985 movie "Clue" based on the board game Cluedo/Clue is a lot of fun.
Yes! Clue is an absolute must.
@@emilywilhite5807 I agree. An absolute must!
I'm with them. If you haven't seen Clue you need to see Clue!
Oh, yes! It's so good!
The Pink Panther movies with Peter Sellers
Mary, you have hit upon why we all love reaction channels so much! Because we can't watch movies like this again for the first time, but we can experience that joy vicariously through someone else! Thanks for allowing us to share in your journey! (And now you can watch some other reactions to this movie and see how well you did at predicting things vs. others. 😃)
You're a smart cookie Mary. You figured out alot of this movie before the end. I didn't put any of that together my first time watching. Crime movies must be your thing. Great reaction!
What the F are you talking about? For almost the whole movie she kept saying he was alive, even though we saw him die, the police had investigated and they had buried his body. She's an idi0t.
@@alexfaye8799 I know ignore the haters, the trolls, etc. But I just want to state for the record - if you mess with Mary there is something wrong with your soul. Be a better person. If you watch more of her shows this may help in this regard.
Please do James bond movies
You missed the joke at the end, Marta drinking from Harlan's coffee mug, showing "My House, My Rules"
No, the actor that plays Harlan is not from Lord of the Rings, but he is from Sound of Music. 😉
Also, the attorney that read the will was Frank Oz. The voice of Fozzy Bear, Miss Piggy, Yoda and many other characters.
well Christopher Plummer really sounds like Gandalf in that scene ^^
@@overdev1993 Yes, I can totally see why someone would come to that conclusion.
@@overdev1993 Or perhaps Saruman.
@@overdev1993 He was one of the actors considered for Gandalf before Ian McKellen funny enough.
I remembered what Harlan said about Ransom, “He plays life like it’s a game without consequences until you can no longer tell the difference between a stage prop and a real knife.” Brilliant foreshadowing!
when Marta threw up on Ransom that was actually baby food mixed with water. Knowing that makes it easier to watch.
The movie was an homage to Agatha Christie novels. Have you read Agatha Christie? Her works broke the rules of the mystery genre; she became known as The Queen of Crime. Her novels go from 1920-1970s.
Actress who played Marta gave a phenomenal performance! Glad they cut away to her reaction to the suicide; the look of horror on her face was outstanding!
Like Blanc said, Harlan’s demise was the result of “a tragedy of errors.” When he pointed out how Marta could visually spot the differences between the morphine and the correct medication, he said it so quickly. Needed subtitles for that.
Agatha Christie didn't so much break the rules of the mystery genre as it is that she invented the rules herself. Everybody else working in the genre is under her shadow
@@dialecticsjunkie7653 Actually there were some versions of "fair-play whodunit" rules at this time, and Christie DID break them from time to time. However, it only served to demonstrate that the rules aren't absolute, and you can play fair while not adhering to those rules. One popular version was this (called Knox' commandments):
1. The culprit should be introduced early, but it shouldn't be one whose thoughts we follow (so, for example, the narrator can't be the culprit).
2. No supernatural elements.
3. No secret passages, unless it is a house where one can be expected, in which case one secret passage is OK, but two are not.
4. No rare poisons that would require a lengthy explanation.
5. No Chinese people (NB: this is actually anti-racist to some extent; at the time the rules were written there was a really offensive stereotype of a Chinese wise man who mysteriously knows stuff just because he is Chinese, so the rule was there to combat that stereotype)
6. No accidents helping the sleuth, and no sudden bursts of intuition.
7. The culprit shouldn't be the detective himself.
8. All clues the detective sees should be immediately given to the reader as well.
9. Every thought of the detective's sidekick should be immediately presented to the reader; the sidekick should be ever-so-slightly dumber than the average reader.
10. No twins, unless foreshadowed.
So happy you're watching this. One of the most entertaining films of the past decade. Just wonderful! Thanks for sharing. Here we go!
glad you liked it it was a very fun movie
There is a sequel on the way with another great cast!
Slightly influenced by Clue! A hilarious movie.
For Bond films, start at the beginning with Dr. No. You can fund a release date list, probably on Wikipedia.
My favorite film is a crime film called LA Confidential. (Then Monty Oython and the Holy Grail.) LA Confidential is great from directing to script to acting.
@@johncampbell756 - While I generally would agree that folks start Bond films from the beginning with Dr. No. But for a whole lot of modern viewers, I feel it might be a lot more successful for them to start with the modern and work backwards. There are certainly detriments to it; but if they start with the old films and don't really take to them, there is less of a chance that they will continue on.
As long as Ana de Arnas is part of the cast, I’m in. She was awesome in this movie. Actually in the last bond movie as well, for all of the 5 mins she was on screen. Lol
@@coling657 Ana's fans are suing the filmmakers and studio behind the movie Yesterday because she was innthe trailer, but her scenes were cut from the movie.
@@maximillianosaben How about the alternating compromise? What little continuity there is between films is held within the films of a particular Bond. So alternate between them. The first Sean Connery Bond then the first Daniel Craig film. When you finish the Connery films move up to Roger Moore. When you finish Daniel Craig, move back to Pierce Brosnan, etc. It'll be interesting to see which direction gets to the single George Lazenby film first. And then you can toss in the original Casino Royale from 1967 with "7 James Bonds." But it helps to know that is more a spoof than an actual Bond film, though based on the same novel as the later Bond film Casino Royale, the first James Bond novel.
Rest In Peace, Christopher Plummer. 🥀🙏🏼
One detail that I really enjoyed is when I found out about it was that when Daniel Craig's character speaks with or in front of the nurse Marta, he uses phrases that have to do with feet or a foot. The reason is that he noticed the blood drop on her shoe as soon as he met her, as he said. I think he was trying to get her to look at her feet to get her reaction if she were to see the blood drop.
My favorite Murder Mystery after Clue. One interesting note, the Lawyer is Frank Oz, co-creator of the Muppets and the voice of Yoda.
Ana de Armas (Marta) is so good in this. The whole movie wouldn't work without such a solid performance at its center.
She plays mousey and innocent so well, it's hard to believe she was the enormous, blue-haired nude hologram in Blade Runner 2049.
Such a fun crime comedy film from start to finish!
I'm pretty sure Harlan owned the house, but probably had a separate trust already in place for the care of his mother. She is the one person who wouldn't be 'cut out' of the will.
This movie was so much fun, and you can tell the actors had an absolute blast filming it..!
10:00 Go is the world's oldest boardgame, over 2,500 years old.
The fact that none of them remember exactly what country she is from tells you how much they actually care about her. They all say she is like family and that they will take care of her but that is not what they are really thinking. Also the reason Christopher Plummer's character likes her so much is because he can ask her opinion of various members of his family and he will know if she is being truthful or not.
If you wanna start watching James Bond, I'd recommend starting with Casino Royale (2006). It's the first Bond movie with Daniel Craig (who plays Benoit Blanc in Knives Out) and many people like it the most out of all Craig Bond movies or even the best out of all Bond movies (I'm part of that group).
Wow, clearly your good at watching mysteries! While the final reveal is tough to call, you definitely are picking up in all the important clues, at the right moment. Good job Mary!
I just watched this movie a couple of days ago and at the end of the film I thought I hope Mary watches this she would love this and Voila! here it is. Love hearing your thought process throughout the movie. Glad they are making another one Hollywood makes so few of these for the theatre these days. And I just noticed flumpking's comment - oh well, still glad there making another. Thanks Mary!
Such a great movie. With the best James Bond as the detective and a really quirky and delightful character in No Time to Die as the heroine.
I didn't see Sean Connery in this.
@@stich21 Hehe.
Great reaction. Since you like these kind of movies I highly recommend the old movies with Peter Ustinov playing the Belgian detective Hercule Poirot. Especially Death on the Nile (1978). Let's see if you can find the murder as fast as in this movie.
I think one reviewer called this ‘the best Murder Mystery ever, when it comes to movies’. A bold statement - but it’s certainly the best one I have ever seen. If this had been a novel I had read, I think it would crack my Top 10, but not beat Black Water Lilies, The False Inspector Dew, or The Documents in the Case. But I certainly have never seen a Whodunit in movie form that has given me the same rush of joy over job-well-done, along with pure awe at the fair-play mechanics, as a book would…except for this.
I do feel like it wouldn’t work as well because a lot of the clue and stuff are set up in scene without saying it. Like how the dirt on the window sill got placed.
This was such a fun mystery and Im really looking forward to the upcoming sequel. Also, Chris Evans appears alongside Jaeden Martell (the young kid) again in the miniseries "Defending Jacob", which I also think would be deserving of a watch.
When is the sequel coming out? :)
Some cool Crime Movies
The Fugitive, The Negotiator, Inside Man, Law Abiding Citizen, Shooter, Four Brothers, The Bone Collector and Oceans 11
glass onion is going to be so good, and i love that you made notes! 😀
that reminds me; idk if you’ve seen it before but Murder on the Orient Express is another amazing “who did it?” crime films that is fantastic and also has another movie coming out soon!
You think it’s weird seeing Chris Evans as other than Captain America, you should see him in Not Another Teen Movie wearing only a whipped cream bikini. 😂😂😂😂
I think you'd really like Enola Holmes, which is on Netflix at the moment. It's another mystery that's similar in tone which is about Sherlock Holmes' sister, and stars the girl from Stranger Things and the guy who plays The Witcher. Excellent film!
I saw this movie in the theater and, while watching it, I realized it was taking place in the same exact town I was in. Surreal.
The ball isn't a red herring it's what leads Linda back to the letter.
This movie is actually great for at LEAST one more viewing to pick up on all the stuff you missed. Like Joni mentions there was a New Yorker profile on Benoit, and then when we’re at Ransom’s house there’s a brief glimpse of that issue on his coffee table.
Wanting to see a movie for the 1st time again is why we watch reactions.
I watched this 4 times in the theater. I loved it so much that each time a i had different ppl come with me to watch it. Each viewing, u pick up more details and little things that mean alot. It always fun watching it with someone who hasnt seen it.
This movie has surpassed all mystery movies for me.
I work as a medical Assistant and when im drawing up vaccines that has a slight tinge of color differences, i always remember Marta and then Blanc saying "tincture and viscosity"
If you haven't seen it, I recommend Rian Johnson's earlier murder mystery, BRICK. It's a 1930s-40s style noir detective story, except set in a present-day high school, with teenagers talking like characters in a Humphrey Bogart flick.
I started out sympathetic toward Meg, but on further rewatches I think it hit me a bit more that she acted super nice to Marta and seemed like the most outwardly progressive and less-racist member of the family, but then that changed the instant her privileged way of life was threatened. It's implied (if not outright stated) that she's had plenty of time and opportunity to finish a degree, but has made choices that kept her dependent on Harlan's money. She even got one last check to finish out her education, but that wasn't she wanted and she had leverage on Marta, so she used it just like any other member of her shitty family would have. When the chips were down, she wasn't willing to sacrifice her privilege and she sided with her family over (what were implied to be) her principles.
This movie is lots of fun to watch again and again. I like re-watching it while knowing what happened to see how everything is set up. Glad you enjoyed it as much as I did.
I wonder how many people catch the in joke of using Gordon Lightfoot's Sundown in this movie. For those that don't know, the song is about Kathy Smith. She accidentally gave John Belushi and OD dosage of heroin and the central character of the movie is a woman who thinks she has just accidentally given an OD dosage to her employer.
10:07 that game is a Chinese game called Go.
They filmed parts of the movie where I live in Massachusetts. So cool!
Great reaction, Mary!! Another excellent Chris Evans film is Gifted (2017). An outstanding courtroom drama is Witness for the Prosecution (1957), which starred Charles Laughton, Marlene Dietrich, Tyrone Power and Elsa Lanchester and was directed and co-written by Billy Wilder. You can't go wrong with either film.
There’s just some movies that needs to be seen in its entirety…this is one of them!
This is one of my absolute favorite movies! I love whodunits, mostly love reading them, and this movie really scratches that itch. Not a lot of movies have the whodunit vibe that this movie has and its great. Can't wait for the sequel. Fun fact: The fire they're putting out at 25:07 in this video, that building is literally a minute down the street from where I live. I pass by it every day. (I mean the movie is in Massachusetts so I'm not that far away from where the entire thing was shot lol)
Mary, I think that you would enjoy the murder mystery Gosford Park. It won the Oscar for best screenplay.
If Richard hadn't thrown Harlan's baseball out the window like that, then it wouldn't have ended up in Linda's hands by the end, and she wouldn't have gone into Harlan's office to put it back, and she wouldn't have found the letter. That one little throw probably cost Richard his marriage.
The donut/doughnut hole that Blanc mentions is a common sweet pastry in the USA, often eaten for breakfast. Traditional donuts are round, with a hole in the center, they look like a skinny bagel. Donut holes are small, spherical versions of the same pastry, with it being an implied joke that they are the bit removed from a normal donut to get the hole. It's an unusual puzzle piece metaphor.
His accent is also a fair demonstration of a small regional accent from Louisiana, as I understand, and not a bad 'generic Southern US' accent.
Thanks, Mary! 🕵🏽 I loved KNIVES OUT (2019) and I'm really looking forward to the sequel.
This movie’s so fun!
Another fun one like this is Gosford Park ^_^
Thoroughly enjoy your channel!
Thank you for sharing 🥳
The first installment of the recent Bond movies is Casino Royale.
While Linda was technically cut off from the inheritance, she was already self-made and doesn't really need any inheritance money to survive and strive. She's probably the only one who Harlan was proud of and he knows she'll be all right even without the inheritance. Richard on the other hand, is leeching off Linda's success as he is the husband. Who Harlan was actually cutting off was Richard - by letting Linda know he's cheating so they'd get a divorce so he'd stop leeching off Linda's success. Some assets may be split in half when they do divorce. I think Harlan knows if he gave some inheritance to Linda, Richard will benefit from those (even if they get a divorce). So At least Richard really won't get anything directly from Harlan.
More of a Con game movie than a crime movie, but I still think you'd love it: "The Sting", Robert Redford, Paul Newman and Robert Shaw - 1973.
Oscar for Best Movie 1973. Love this movie!
Great actors, great actings plus your wonderful mimics
I have always loved ho dun its! This is well written and the cast is awesome!
Was so happy to see you react to this. It's one of my favorites. You have to ask yourself how much love and respect Harlan had for Marta to come up with that plan to make sure she wouldn't get into trouble. LOL The only person you didnt guess was the great grandmother. 🤣
I absolutely love this movie and it's actually even better on second viewing for me. Have a look at what Benoit says to Marta. He already knows she is involved in the murder but he waited and "trusted in her kind heart". And you can still argue over if he's a good detective or not. I love this movie
Bond films I would recommend Casino Royale (2006) so you can see Daniel Craig again :) I love this film, hopefully they pull off some worthy sequels.
For recent James Bond movies, I recommend Casino Royale and Skyfall.
“The lady who’s carrying the box is me!” 😆
Great movie and loved your reaction, Mary! Never too much guessing in a movie like this 😎 if you’re missing being able to see it again for the first time, then another that might fill that void for you is “Murder on the Orient Express”… similarly stacked cast, wonderful setting, charismatic detective played by Kenneth Branagh (whom I believe also directed it). I think if you like this type of mystery film, you’ll enjoy this very much! Thanks again for another great reaction.
Another good Crime film is the 2011version of "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" also with Daniel Craig and Christopher Plummer
I did here that there was one version of the script where Marta actually did mastermind the entire the entire thing. That it was her intention to get the man to kill himself, so that she would get the inheritance money. I think there are hints of that script still in this movie. Especially the line about while they were playing Go.
How is it that you beat me every time?
Because you're trying to win and I'm just trying to make a pretty picture.
Meaning that while everyone else sees or are thinking of the next move, she sees the entire board.
"Undue influence" as an argument against a caretaker inheriting is used a lot in the U. S., but it usually fails, and of course it requires a pretty high level of evidence.
Such a great movie and I loved how engaged you were with it. It's such a brilliantly structured mystery because it has threads for those paying attention and a great narrative for those that are just along for the ride and aren't trying to guess. Plus the acting and small details are there to reward you for rewatching.
Highly recommend the sequel when that hits streaming too!
Thanks for the great reaction!
And yes Benoit Blanc is played by Daniel Craig who played James Bond.
Please check out the Bond movies, all of them at best starting with Dr. No from 1962 of course.
The James Bond movie MUST be watched ;-)
You should watch Children of Men, and Clue!
If you like crime movies I would definitely recommend Prisoners
Fantastic movie! Gutted Netflix acquired the sequel rights though....means no cinema/dvd releases 😭🙁 Great reaction Mary! X
There will definitely be some cinema releases, because they want it to qualify for awards consideration. It's also possible that they negotiated a deal where there will be home video.
Netflix actually does do theater releases and there are some select shows and movies they put on DVD.
@@tylerfoster6267 Yes :D and we're already getting a sequel this fall, yay!
It's of a different genre, but if you want to see another entertaining movie about a messed-up rich family in a beautiful/creepy house you should check out Ready Or Not.
Mystery games, they're the best! Had fun watching you have fun.😊
God I adore this movie so much. Definitely my favorite non-MCU movie of the last decade
If you like this genre. True Detective S1 or Mindhunter
React to the sequel "Glass Onion". It also bears repeat viewings. Apart from Blonc, it's a new cast, entirely different setting, and a different plot structure.
Ana De Armas is also in the last James Bond film and she is from Cuba.
A great & underrated film…a great reaction from you too, thank you 👍😀🇬🇧
This in my top 5 favorite movies of all time, happy to see you react to it!
Did you get the clue about the dogs? They never bark at Marta but when Ransom shows up they can’t stop barking.
Given how much I love this movie it is always a treat to see somebody else discover it
I'm so glad you watched this movie. It's one of my favorites, and there's a sequel in process. I love your reactions and your channel. Greetings from Latinoamerica! ❤️❤️❤️
Rope, (1948) being a Hitchcock movie and a murder/suspense film i think you will enjoy. A different approach from most crime films it builds the suspense almost from the start.
Also good - the best - court movie: "a few good men" and "my cousin Vinny".
Mary, your next TV series should be 'Resident Alien'. It's a science fiction murder mystery .
I saw this a couple of times in the cinema pre-pandemic. It's great.
I've said it before and I'll say it again. You are very good at watching movies. So many miss the foreshadowing of the prop knife quote.
I don't know if you've seen the 1973 classic movie The Sting with Robert Redford and Paul Newman, but based on this reaction, I think you're gonna like it 👌🏻
After this one, I strongly recommend Gosford Park as a reaction. It does not focus on the crime itself that much but is still a great whodunnit and an incredible movie as a whole. :)
No one gets into jail because they have a "motive" to kill someone... In case you dont know that
How about a intriguing court drama? A Few Good Men, or Runaway Jury ?
If you liked this I highly recommend checking out Rian Johnsons other films, Particularly The Brothers Bloom, and Brick, both crime films with a little bit of mystery to them. Bloom is like an old fashioned farce, and Brick is a modern film Noir.
I loved this movie, you definitely figured it out much faster than me and I'm happy you loved it!
In terms of other recommendations, I'd say check out the Murder on the Orient Express remake that came out a couple of years ago. A very good whodunit if you haven't seen the original.
You did you a wonderful job at putting the mystery together during the course of tho movie.
Yay! The "pick up random Dutch words" show with Marijchu is back!
*22:48** BEST DETECTIVE EVER!* ✌🏻😂
I love when ou notice your own JOB in the movies! Also your "version" of the plot was actually better, maybe you should write "law novells" like: Do more law movies - like "The Firm" or other based on John Grissams books. There are a lot of good movies with good actors!
Did you notice that at the end Richard had a black eye? I wonder where that came from. It's a delight to watch your reactions. You have a very analytical mind. There is talk about a sequel to Knives Out. If so it won't be a continuation of this story. It will be the further adventures of Benoit Blanc.
You really need to see the original " Murder on the Orient Express " with Sean Connery & Albert Finney . I think there are 4 different versions . It's an Agatha Christie Story , & this Feb. a remake of " Death on the Nile "in theaters. The hero detective in both stories , the fussy little Belgian , Hercule Poiroit. Very much enjoyed your take on this.
The two generally recommended way to get into Bond movies are either begin with the first, Dr No, or start with Daniel Craig’s run and then going back if you enjoy them. Either way works well, though I would suggest starting with Dr No.
I literally wrote the same text just now.
Christopher Plummer who played Harlan isnt Lord of th Rings but Sound of Music