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Erika (17789 KP) rated Knives Out (2019) in Movies

Jan 2, 2020

Knives Out (2019)

2019 | Comedy, Crime, Drama

8.3

(84 Ratings)

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I was very leery of this film, after The Last Jedi, I don't trust anything Rian Johnson touches. But, I can't resist a locked-house-esque mystery.
The whole 'murder' is fairly straightforward, and it's 'explained' early on. Though, it's baffling to me, because in the end, the final act was indeed what it was first perceived as.
The cast was pretty good, but the political discussions could have been cut out. It would have been a stronger movie without all of that.
Was it easy to figure out? Relatively, if you follow your gut, you're right about who was the 'culprit'.
Entertaining, but I never need to see it again.

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Emma (519 KP) Jan 2, 2020

Haha, I think every family has a good old argument every once in a while, I think thats why i found it funny, because I could relate lol.

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Kara Skinner (332 KP) Jan 2, 2020

I really want to see this movie.

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Erika (17789 KP) rated The Buried: An Archaeology of the Egyptian Revolution in Books

Feb 16, 2020

I wasn't sure what to expect of this book. Was it a memoir of the author? A history of the Arab Spring? A history of archaeology in Egypt?
Well, it was all of the above, and I'm not sure I dug it. I minored in archaeology, so that was the main reason I read it. I knew somewhat of the Geo-political situation in that area of the world, but I avoid a lot of current events.
Don't get me wrong, Hessler is a great writer. However, I didn't sign up for a memoir.
It was an interesting mesh of all three subjects, I'm not sure it strictly worked.