
Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery is now playing in theaters, ahead of its debut on Netflix later this month. The film, which is Rian Johnson third film starring unconventional detective Benoit Blanc (Daniel Craig), already has a lot going for it. A star-studded ensemble cast, a moody setting, and a scathing take on religion and the cult of personality. But like the layers of a (not glass) onion, the central mystery of Wake Up Dead Man is something to behold, culminating in a third act that has a lot going on. So, let’s try to unpack it all.
***Spoilers for Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery below!***