6. Knives Out-Best Buy Exclusive Steelbook
There’s been a suicide, at the home of crime author Harlan Thrombey (Christopher Plummer, in one of his last roles). And the police seem to accept that Harlan has committed suicide, but investigator Benoit Blanc (Daniel Craig) has received an envelope full of cash to investigate the mysterious suicide.
We meet Harlan’s eccentric family, his daughter Linda (Jaime Lee Curtis), her husband Richard (Don Johnson), son Walt (Michael Shannon), Joni Thrombey (Toni Collette) and his nurse Marta (Ana de Armas). Marta is the last person to see Harlan alive, so she becomes Blanc’s “assistant”, mostly due to the fact that she throws up when she lies.
Rounding out the stellar cast is Ransom (Chris Evans), Donna (Riki Lindhome), her son Jacob (Jaeden Martell), Meg (Katherine Langford) and two policemen looking into the death of Harlan, Elliot (Lakeith Stanfield) and Wagner (Noah Segan).
Knives Out works on so many levels. Credit to Writer/Director Rian Johnson and not only his visual flair but his snappy dialogue as well. Knives Out is an incredibly entertaining film that gives its actors room to breathe. There are standouts, Craig’s Blanc seems aloof but in fact is two steps ahead. Jaime Lee Curtis is downright brilliant in the film. Chris Evans’ smug Ransom is so much fun. Ultimately however the MVP of the film is Ana de Armas as a woman who takes care of Harlan and is given his fortune. Armas is sensitives and smarter than the family give her credit for which pays of throughout the film.
Knives Out stabs the UHD format with a stellar transfer. Patterns on clothes and colors in the home all standout with utmost clarity. Johnson frames the film spectacularly, which makes the UHD presentation a sharp one.
Knives Out carves into an excellent Atmos track that makes the dialogue even more delicious.
The Steelbook for Knives Out is a bestseller come to life. It looks like one of Thrombey’s novels with the case all standing around him. It also contains a fun easter egg. If you remove the slipcover and reverse it, it will tell you who the mastermind of the mystery is. Really cool design.
Knives Out comes with a great set of extras that can be found on both the UHD and the standard blu-ray. They include:
Audio Commentary with Rain Johnson, DP Steve Yedlin and Actor Noah Segan
In Theater Commentary with Johnson: The director will release commentaries for his films you can download and listen to in the theater, it’s really cool and awesome that Lionsgate has included it on disc.
Deleted Scenes
Making a Murder: A nearly 2 hour making of feature.
Director Cast Q&A
Marketing Gallery: trailers and a special trailer with Johnson as well.
Meet the Thrombey’s Viral Ads
Knives Out is a great film given a great UHD, which is given one of the coolest steelbooks around.
Film: A
Video: A
Audio: A
Steelbook: A+
Extras: A
Overall: A