"We meet young priest Reverend Jud Duplenticy (O'Connor), who turned to Christ after he killed a man in the boxing ring, assigned to the small parish in upstate New York. It's here, in a house of God, where an impossible murder plays out like a biblical miracle. Arriving in the quaint village, Jud is met with the fiery wrath of Monsignor Jefferson Wicks (Josh Brolin). Jefferson immediately sets the tone for Jud's new priest tenure with detailed confessions of his masturbation sins."
"Johnson's film plays like an Agatha Christie adaptation, paying homage to the classic whodunnit tropes. The film orbits a perfectly impossible crime of a locked door mystery in a neo-Gothic church but sprinkled with contemporary references, like social media's political influence and a Phantom of the Opera jumpscare. Somewhat surprisingly, it's not until around the 40-minute mark that the suave, canonically queer Benoit Blanc (Craig) returns, but it's well worth the wait."
"Daniel Craig is as brilliant as ever as the monologising detective, but Josh O'Connor is standout. He's the film's anchor, flitting with ease between dramatic and comedic handling in an array of cosy knits from under which a neck tattoo peaks out. Alongside these two, Wake Up Dead Man boasts an impressive cast of suspects. This includes Fleabag's Andrew Scott, Priscilla's Cailee Spaeny, Scandal's Kerry Washington, Good Luck to"
Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery returns to the original's whodunnit charm with a locked-door murder set in a neo-Gothic church. The plot follows Reverend Jud Duplenticy, a former boxer turned priest, who arrives at a small upstate New York parish where an impossible homicide unfolds. Monsignor Jefferson Wicks confronts Jud with incendiary confessions. The film blends Agatha Christie-style tropes with contemporary elements like social media influence and a Phantom of the Opera jumpscare. Benoit Blanc reappears around the 40-minute mark. Daniel Craig delivers his monologuing detective while Josh O'Connor anchors the film with striking dramatic and comedic range.
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