{"id":23056,"date":"2020-03-17T22:51:38","date_gmt":"2020-03-18T05:51:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/?p=23056"},"modified":"2020-12-19T16:10:59","modified_gmt":"2020-12-20T00:10:59","slug":"review-knives-out-4k-bd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/2020\/03\/review-knives-out-4k-bd\/","title":{"rendered":"Knives Out 4K Ultra HD and Blu-ray Review"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Knives Out<\/em><\/strong> isn\u2019t quite a masterpiece but certainly has roots in a classical Agatha Christie mystery with some modern, topical twists which at times come across as preachy. Other than that, however, this is a wonderful mystery-comedy with a fantastic ensemble.<\/p>\n

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Knives Out<\/span>
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Genre(s): <\/strong>Crime, Comedy, Mystery<\/span>
\nLionsgate | PG13 \u2013 130 min. \u2013 $42.99 | February 25, 2020<\/span><\/p>\n

Date Published:<\/strong> 03\/17\/2020 | Author:<\/strong> The Movieman<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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MOVIE INFO:
\n<\/u><\/strong>Directed by: <\/strong>Rian Johnson
\nWriter(s): <\/strong>Rian Johnson (written by)
\nCast: <\/strong>Daniel Craig, Chris Evans, Ana de Armas, Jamie Lee Curtis, Michael Shannon, Don Johnson, Toni Collette, Lakeith Stanfield, Christopher Plummer, Katherine Langford, Jaeden Martell, Riki Lindhome<\/span><\/p>\n

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DISC INFO:
\n<\/u><\/strong>Features: <\/strong>Commentaries, Featurettes, Deleted Scenes, Trailers
\nSlip Cover: <\/strong>Yes
\nDigital Copy: <\/strong>Yes
\nFormats Included: <\/strong>4K, Blu-ray
\nNumber of Discs: <\/strong>2<\/span><\/p>\n
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Audio: (4K\/BD) <\/strong>English (Dolby Atmos), French (Dolby Digital 5.1), Spanish (Dolby Digital 5.1)
\nVideo (4K): <\/strong>2160p\/Widescreen 1.85
\nVideo (BD): <\/strong>1080p\/Widescreen 1.85
\nDynamic Range: <\/strong>HDR10, Dolby Vision
\nSubtitles: <\/strong>English SDH, French, Spanish
\nCodecs: <\/strong>HEVC \/ H.265 (4K), MPEG-4 AVC (BD)
\nRegion(s): <\/strong>A, B, C<\/span><\/p>\n
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Lionsgate provided me with a free copy of the Blu-ray I reviewed in this Blog Post.<\/strong><\/span>
\nThe opinions I share are my own.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Note:\u00a0The screen captures were taken from the Blu-ray disc and\u00a0do not<\/span> represent the 4K Ultra HD transfer.<\/span><\/p>\n

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THE MOVIE \u2014 4.0\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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Plot Synopsis: <\/strong>The circumstances surrounding the death of crime novelist Harlan Thrombey (CHRISTOPHER PLUMMER) are mysterious, but there’s one thing that renowned Detective Benoit Blanc (DANIEL CRAIG) knows for sure: everyone in the wildly dysfunctional Thrombey family \u2014 daughter Linda (JAMIE LEE CURTIS) her husband Richard (DON JOHNSON) and their son Ransom (CHRIS EVANS), daughter-in-law Joni (TONI COLLETTE) and her daughter Meg (KATHERINE LANGFORD), son Walt (MICHAEL SHANNON) and his wife Donna (RIKI LINDHOME) \u2014 are suspects. At the center of it all is Harlan\u2019s personal nurse, Marta (ANA DE ARMAS). Now, Blanc must sift through a web of lies and red herrings to uncover the truth.<\/p>\n

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Review: <\/strong>Rian Johnson, to say the least, has become a divisive name for some following the release of his Star Wars: The Last Jedi<\/em> and even though I too wasn\u2019t very impressed, surprisingly mostly by the writing more than anything, I did love his feature debut, Brick<\/em>, a modern film-noir.<\/p>\n

Johnson has dipped back into what I think is his wheelhouse, this time an Agatha Christie-style murder mystery, Knives Out<\/em><\/strong>. Although there is a mid-point where some political discussion felt a tad forced, Johnson\u2019s script in combination with some nice direction, which includes alternate POVs depending on who\u2019s talking, made for a finely crafted film that does keep one guessing until the very end.<\/p>\n

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The performances from this ensemble are all well done, though Daniel Craig easily stands out as Blanc, a mix of Sherlock Holmes and Hercule Poirot, with an accent that is a bit off, though still kind of works for the character, and Craig proves once more he is a talent, shame he seems to have contempt for playing James Bond\u2026<\/p>\n

In any case, Ana de Armas turns in yet another nice performance, solidifying herself as perhaps a star of the future, such as they are nowadays while you have some veterans like Christopher Plummer, Jamie Lee Curtis, Toni Collette and Michael Shannon all doing well for themselves, and that\u2019s not to mention fun seeing Don Johnson in a major role, gets a bit lost with the rest but still shows he has some great charisma even when playing a smarmy character.<\/p>\n

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Knives Out<\/em><\/strong> isn\u2019t entirely innovative taking the Agatha Christie murder-mystery blueprint and putting a fun little twist to it, but it shows once again, since Brick<\/em> anyway, that Rian Johnson is a talented filmmaker, just in my eyes perhaps wasn\u2019t the right fit for a Star Wars<\/em> movie, at least unchecked.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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SPECIAL FEATURES \u2013 5.0\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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This release does come with a matted slip cover<\/strong>, inside contains the redemption code for the Digital HD<\/strong> copy. All of the features are on both the 4K and Blu-ray discs.<\/p>\n

Audio Commentaries:<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n