I love murder mysteries. I could probably just end that sentence after "murder" but I also love mysteries surrounding murder. This is a very good one.After the death of mystery writer Harlan Thromby (Christopher Plummer), private investigator Benoit Blanc (Daniel Craig) is hired to discover who murdered the patriarch on his 85th birthday. Every member of the Thromby family has a motive to want the old man dead, but Blanc leans most heavily on Marta (Ana de Armas), the nurse/confidante) to navigate the stormy waters of familial relationships as they all point the finger of guilt at each other.
This is a great locked room movie in the style of Agatha Christie or the Thin Man series. It is funny, fast-paced, and always shifting audience expectations. Even if you figure out whodunit, the how and why is still really fun. It's one of those films that begs to be rewatched to catch all the jokes and one-liners. All around excellence from a stellar cast.
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