Wake Up, Dead Man, A Knives Out Mystery

 Wow! Wow and wow! This was my 2nd favorite next to the original "Knives Out". A priest is re-assigned to a place he never could have been prepared for: the devil is alive and well in the church, on the grounds, in the people and in the plans. Josh Brolin plays Monsignor Jefferson Wicks, the local head priest and "God" to most folks. They don't jump unless he says "how high." There are only a select number of parishioners that stick with his word, as the rest of the congregation is slowly run out by his sermons. But there's a deeper mystery here and Josh O'Connor, who plays Jud Duplenticy, wasn't supposed to be there. A sermon happens, the Monsignor falls, and there is a murder in the church in front of witnesses. So who did it? Or was it more than one person? Or did one person make it look like it was more than one person? So much is going on in this story and then...cops show up. Geraldine Scott, played by Mila Kunis, calls up a professional for this case. Benoit Blanc shows up, played by Daniel Craig. And all hell breaks loose. The stories, the alibis, the evil and the reasons. So many reasons. And Benoit traps people in their words. But will he solve the case and the reason why the murder? I enjoyed every minute. And I am very, very delighted to see Glenn Close play Martha Delacroix, a very faithful parishioner. It seems like she is everywhere and might help. I would definitely recommend this movie. Murder mysteries are definitely what feeds this film.