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Glass Onion | Average Guy Movie Review

When he's invited to a tech billionaire's murder/mystery party on an isolated Greek island, Benoit Blanc (Daniel Craig) finds himself a new case to solve. A mystery wrapped in a jumble of mysteries, starting with what this weekend getaway in the middle of Covid lockdown is really about. But to do it, the great detective will also have to deal with the Coven of Douchebaggery joining him on this little trip. Just as Rian Johnson intended, his latest foray into the world of murder mysteries feels like a "new novel off the shelf". I agree with Johnson that adding "A Knives Out  Mystery" to the title was a mistake. For even though this is an entirely new mystery - similar to that of Poirot  or Murder She Wrote  - there is a sense of familiarity to Glass Onion , thanks to the 'dial it up to 11' style that made Knives Out  so much fun, and of course, the return of Benoit Blanc. Johnson's take on the great detective continues to be this fascinating, deli