Back in 2019, the world was introduced to Daniel Craig’s whimsical yet mysterious detective, Benoit Blanc, in Knives Out. About five minutes into the wonderful whodunit, the bespoke sleuth had his first lines and immediately took over the story as everyone tried to get to the bottom of the murder of Harlan Thrombey after the prolific writer was found dead in his study.
Blanc came in a little later in Glass Onion, a few years after, when his character had his first lines at about the 11-minute mark. Though later than its predecessor, Blanc returned in a bathtub game of Among Us just as the story got started. And, while he is the first person you see in Rian Johnson’s threequel, Wake Up Dead Man, he doesn’t become part of the story until well into the 2025 movie. I, for one, think this change makes for a better film. Allow me to explain…
