Knives Out

It's an old fashioned murder mystery a la Agatha Christi with the quirky investigator Benoit Blanc (Daniel Craig).   It's uncertain how he is involved but he does get to participate in all investigation facets with the real police.  He says he got an envelope of cash to be "hired" but that he doesn't know who hired him or why?

Never mind those niceties - it's a star studded cast with Christopher Plummer as Harlan, a sucessful mystery novelist.  In a bit of poetic justice, he commits suicide (maybe?) and therefore there must be in investigation - "I have eliminated no suspects!"

The best part is that there is a act with a will-reading, made for the movies but never happens in real life.  Some interesting legal terms come in to juice it up a bit.

A fun little movie - **** of 5