As much as I didn't care for Rian Johnson doing Star Wars, his Mystery Films are actually good.
Well, the first one was, anyhow.
Will the second one continue the tradition?
To find out...
The Good
* The Film is stylish, with a great locale and a varied Cast who each have their own look/style. Everybody is unique here.
* The mystery itself is, like in the previous Film, handled in a different way then 'Guy Shows Up to Solve Crime.' I wonder how many different wrinkles/variations there are to do.
* Monae has a great performance here in a role that is more complicated than it appears. Craig is also quite nice here as well, playing a strong Lead and Supporting Lead when it is appropriate.
* Without giving SPOILERS, the Climax has the usual twists and turns that you'd expect.
* The Film has some random-seeming Cameos, most of which are fun.
That said...
The Bad
* Ethan Hawke shows up and randomly vanishes from the Film after that. Weird, no.
* Aw, the last appearances of Angela Lansbury and Stephen Sondheim. Death is not Rian Johnson's fault, of course, but still...aw.
* The Film uses the 'Here's what we didn't show you' trick for basically the Third Act which, while fun, is a bit of a cheat.
To be fair, the clues are there- just not the key context.
So, in summary, let Johnson keep making these as long as A-C List Stars are willing and a Plot is good.
Seriously though, no more Star Wars.
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