Like this less than *Glass Onion *but possibly more than *Knives Out. *The mystery itself is pretty good, but feels a little obtuse. I cottoned on to a fair amount of it as it went, which is always rewarding, but the things that were surprising didn’t feel like I’d been fooled or missed something really clever, and more like the film had just hidden information from me. However I feel like, as with any good mystery, this would really reward a second viewing and all in all just click a bit more. That’s really the benchmark of a mystery film. Where this really falters though is that I don’t feel it fully develops its ensemble cast anywhere near as much as the previous entries in the series. So far the Benoit Blanc mysteries’ lead selling point has been how fun their extended cast is, but in this they feel barely present, which is a real shame. All in all though I enjoyed this well enough, and am just happy this series exists as a modern answer to Poirot. I can’t figure out whether I like Josh O’Connor or not.
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