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- Allen Almachar @ The MacGuffin
- Excerpt: Johnson and Craig have struck gold with this series, and they don’t appear to be slowing down.
- Alex Bentley @ CultureMap Dallas
- Excerpt: Wake Up Dead Man is the least entertaining Knives Out film so far, but that’s not to say that it’s uninteresting. Johnson explores topics that result in more talking than action, but those conversations – especially between Blanc and Father Jud – are consistently engaging and revelatory about the characters and the crime they are investigating.
- Laura Clifford @ Reeling Reviews
- Excerpt: Rian Johnson pits a pugilistic priest with love in his heart against a fear-mongering monsignor with love for his loins in his latest “Knives Out” mystery. Private investigator Benoit Blanc will take on the mantle of confessor and savior…
- Mark Hobin @ Fast Film Reviews
- Excerpt: Josh O’Connor emerges as the thoughtful center of this ‘Knives Out’ entry. Father Jud brings genuine humanity to a mystery curiously more focused on faith than on clues.
- MaryAnn Johanson @ FlickFilosopher.com
- Excerpt: Rian Johnson’s third outing with droll detective Benoit Blanc, perhaps the most memorable original new movie character in decades, is a grimly funny gothic romp through modern hot-button Americana.
- Kristian Lin @ Fort Worth Weekly
- Excerpt: Benoit Blanc’s third outing finds a fascinating religious angle.
- Bev Questad @ itsjustmovies.com
- Excerpt: Just as convoluted and star-studded as the prior two “Knives Out” whodunits, “Wake Up Dead Man” will likewise challenge your sleuthing skills.
- [New] | Jeff Schaefer @ The Marquee Topic
- Sebastian Zavala @ MeGustaElCine.com [Spanish]
- Excerpt: Wake Up Dead Man is a worthy sequel, superior to “Glass Onion” and fascinating in its execution. The mystery is brilliantly handled, and the performances of O’Connor, Craig, and Close help us connect with their characters.
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