There are a lot of things that suck about being a
teacher. Like, a ton. But depending on the day (of course), one of the worst
things that can happen is some seemingly stupid kid handing in something
brilliant.
They've sat there for the entire marking period,
making fart noises or playing that damn tapping game on their iPad (the goal is
to tap the screen...that's it), and all of a sudden, out of nowhere, they just
absolutely destroy an assignment. A carefully thought-out response that
includes relevant evidence and maybe even a dash of dare I say...style? It's as
beautiful as it is maddening.
I mean, if this is what you're capable of, what
the Hell were you thinking before?
My wife and I actually managed to see an
early-screening of Rian Johnson's Knives Out, hoping to avoid any spoilers
before it hit everywhere, and in that sense - mission accomplished. The
secondary objective of the sneak peak was that I'd get this published before it
hit all the screens, but that's a negative, Ghost Rider. But, trust me, that
was the only negative.
Maybe it was the buzz of being early, or maybe
it's just that this movie is really f--king cool, but I don't think I could
have enjoyed Knives Out any more than I did. Quick, clever and just so much
fun, this whodunit is easily one of my favorite films of 2019. But it also makes
me furious, but more on that in a bit.
In a setting fit for one of his murder mysteries,
legendary writer Harlan Thrombey gathers his massive family at his home to
celebrate his 85th birthday. Unfortunately (depending on who you ask, of course),
ol' Harlan doesn't make it to the next morning, as sometime during the evening,
the old man is murdered. Almost immediately, a private investigator named
Benoit Blanc shows up to solve the mystery, which is good news, though it might help if anyone knew
who hired Blanc in the first place.
