The Southern gent master detective Benoit Blanc is back, now apparently Daniel Craig's new day job after Bond. The director has pragmatically decided not to change the formula at all from Knives Out, so it's another modernised Agatha Christie set-up, the country house replaced by the island estate of tech billionaire Miles Bron, who invites an assortment of his friends there for the weekend to play a murder mystery game. Naturally twists ensue as the contorted, unhealthy nature of the guests' connections to their host is gradually revealed. Craig's accent is even thicker than before and Edward Norton makes for a particularly contemptible villain as the vain, self-serving Bron, clearly modelled with relish on the likes of Elon Musk. It's less of a crime puzzle than a multi-pronged assault on the vapidity of the business, celebrity and media world, jam-packed with surprise cameos, but diverting enough for all that.
6/10
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