- You would lie for a lie, but you won't lie for the truth.

Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery (2022) suffers from the inevitable pressure of being a sequel as worthy or even unpredictable, as it is certainly essential in a film of the genre, than its predecessor. And even if it fails to be better than its predecessor, on the other hand, it rewards us with its even more aggressive suit of plot-twists and unpredictability, something that honestly is what I look forward to the most because I am so excited about the films in this franchise, because they always are above all else, beautifully and brilliantly led by Rian Johnson.

In a more closed but more welcoming environment, Rian Johnson takes advantage of his more glamorous, refined and important cast to work more and more on the comic factor, also using the environment in his favor, where unlike its predecessor, we explore in a more intimate way the past and dilemma of those characters, and I don't know about you, but I really didn't expect the answer to be that specific, unlike Knives Out (2019), this one I certainly couldn't hit my bet. And I'm really glad for that, because in the end, I had a more rewarding experience in not having discovered the answers before they were out in the open.

Most of the characters are well-used, with the exception of the most obvious ones, the ones you look at on the poster and think "um, this one definitely won't have much screen time" and it was said and done, characters like Dave Bautista are more to elevate the figure of masculinity than being of extreme importance to the plot itself, but even so, even characters like yours manage to enjoy the comedic factor from time to time. Kate Hudson is very charming playing the role of a person who is fooled by her appearance at key moments. Edward Norton is incredible playing perhaps one of the funniest characters in his career and also one with one of the busiest egos too, after all, he's playing the role of the most important figure. Jessica Henwick is perhaps one of the most undervalued here, she acts in a charming and welcoming way in a mocking way in a scenario filled with people affected by ego and selfishness, but she didn't own her identity or even explored ambitions, she's the cute support for Kate Hudson's character, it works. Madelyn Cline and Janelle Monáe are the characters that most surprise us in the face of a change of focus that occurs during the feature film at a certain point, and if before they didn't interest us so much, soon our impressions begin to change for them with these changes, and the way this happens, it's brilliant. Kathryn Hahn plays the role of speaker and questioner, constantly asking questions or observations that we viewers would probably make if we were in a situation/place like that, it's not necessarily anything grand, but it has its charm. Leslie Odom Jr. perhaps it is what best fits the feature film's seriousness factor in the face of its dilemmas and decisions to be made, Amidst so much glamorous and adorably silly comedy, Leslie Odom Jr. tries to find a balance in the role of a more serious scientist compared to the rest of the group, with important discussions that urgently need answers, I really loved him. Daniel Craig is nothing to talk about, he is certainly the soul of this franchise and it will be a huge stab if in the future if this franchise is extended, this character is removed, as he is definitely not to be replaced, he is the perfect definition of a charming and precise detective, it will hardly be hated by anyone.

Although I consider its predecessor better, perhaps because of the more melancholic and cold scenarios, and the constant chaos through screaming and confusion, and also because it is not something that reaches levels of greatness as great as this one, after all, this new one seeks to dialogue politics, pandemic and hypocrisy, while its predecessor remained in the comfort of being exclusively a detective film. Even so, it is brilliantly well-directed, smartly written and brilliantly comic, accompanied by a cast as wonderful as its predecessor, Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery (2022) proves to be a worthy sequel and as charming as its predecessor, Brilliantly driven by a charismatic protagonist, for me, I would watch Benoit Blanc films until the last days of my life.