Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery

Matt Roush says...

Saints be praised, Rian Johnson has delivered another divine Knives Out mystery-comedy, unearthing deadly mayhem within a struggling church. “I will lay bare the sins of this flock,” boasts flamboyant sleuth Benoit Blanc (Daniel Craig) when the avowed atheist arrives at Our Lady of Perpetual Fortitude after a shocking murder occurs in full view of parishioners. And what a flock, including Kerry Washington, Glenn Close, Andrew Scott, Jeremy Renner, Thomas Haden Church, and Daryl McCormack, who’ve all fallen under the sway of fiery Monsignor Jefferson Wicks (Josh Brolin). When a young priest, former boxer Jud Duplenticy (Josh O’Connor), comes to the parish and clashes with his superior, the resulting death makes Jud a prime suspect. It will be up to Blanc to make sense of this classic locked-door puzzle.

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