No matter from which point of view, "Knife Out" is full of the characteristics of golden age detective stories, especially with many core elements in the detective novels of Agatha Christie: the upper life in the mansion of the rich and wealthy house in the country, as wealth The father of the creator and the guardian, a group of parasitic children have their own problems, the servants and nurses living in the house, and murder; and the story told by the director is also a puzzle-solving process in a classic detective type. The design makes it full of the sense of ritual and drama in classic detective novels, but at the same time, we found that the director’s ambition does not stop there. In this seemingly classical or even cliché story, the director takes a very immediate problem. Silently blending into it, making this seemingly pure entertainment movie full of politics.
The film pays tribute to the suspense writer Agatha Christie. Ryan Johnson’s script is witty and humorous, and the rhythm is tight. The funny moments and rhythms presented by each actor are very precise and cannot be relaxed for a moment. This makes this film The two-hour movie allows the audience to enjoy it. In trying to figure out this ingenious murder mystery, some of the jokes of the film are the most interesting part. Whether current audiences are still willing to go to the cinema to watch Agatha Christie’s suspenseful films remains to be seen, but "Knife Out of the Sheath" is still a humorous and novel detective film that keeps some audiences curious and the whole process They all laughed until the last second.
