Pros:
1.) This is a surprisingly funny mystery film. You would think that a murder mystery would make everything seem dark and severe, but there are plenty of fantastic types of humor. The comedy makes fun of many things from characters/suspects to mystery tropes to politics to the COVID-19 pandemic. The murder is serious, but the film sure knows when to lighten up when needed.
2.) Like the last film, Glass Onion deconstructs the mystery genre in an interesting way. I cannot say how because that would lead to spoilers, but let’s just say that it made a film that started out slightly dull at first more interesting as it progressed. While I wish there should have been more done with this (more on that later), the deconstruction done here is not too bad at all.
3.) I mentioned that it starts out slightly dull at first, but the next two-thirds of the film gets more exciting as it progressed. This is where the murder mystery truly begins, and the writing certainly makes this mystery worth watching. To put it simply, the film reverses a few writing areas in mysteries to make it more interesting. I cannot say more than that, but it really does make the mystery more compelling…
Cons:
1.) …Although, I did say that the first third of the film is slightly dull because it is all set up. We get to introduce all the characters/suspects, the possible motives, and the entire set before we get to the murder mystery, and it goes on for a little too long. I suppose this is unavoidable, but for a mystery film that is attempting to do something different with the genre, that is one thing that the film could not do anything differently.
2.) Like the last film, I was disappointed with who the suspect is since it does not do anything new or interesting about it. Technically, the film does actually have something new or use an excuse for this type of suspect, but it would have been better if it did something different. This is more of a personal opinion, so I do not think general audiences will mind it, but I stand by my con here.
3.) I wish the ending was a little different from how the antagonist is dealt with here. Once again, no spoilers on what happened, but it was taking an interesting turn on until this ending occurred. What one of the main characters did should have gotten into more trouble than originally thought. Still, it is not a bad ending, I just wished what I thought was going to happen should have led to that.
Overall:
With Knives Out being a success, there was going to be a sequel continuing the mystery adventures of Benoit Blanc (played by Daniel Craig). Just like its predecessor, Glass Onion is a great mystery film in its own right. A fun and surprisingly funny mystery film that has some flaws here and there (and some I wish were written differently), this is great for anyone who loves to watch a great whodunnit film. A great continuation from the last film, and a new mystery detective that is doing well for himself that I am sure we will see more of in the future.
8/10
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