"The performances overwhelm you. Buckley makes you feel her incessant pain and grief while Mescal effortlessly captures a man able to communicate not through speech but through his written words. Jacobi Jupe, as Agnes and William's son Hamnet, gives a performance that's wise beyond his years. Max Richter's score including the use of his well-known On the Nature of Daylight enhances the experience as does ukasz Zal's mood-setting cinematography."
"Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery: Rian Johnson's third stab at paying tribute to Agatha Christie and, this time, John Dickson Carr, absolutely kills it, sharpening the rough edges from the previous Knives Out offering and delivering a creepy, locked-door mystery that is not only a stumper but full of ideas. The film ponders the almighty and faith, the line between real vs. phony and authoritative abuses of power."
Hamnet, directed by Chloe Zhao, portrays how a tragedy alters Agnes (Jessie Buckley) and William Shakespeare (Paul Mescal) and becomes the cathartic inspiration for a dramatic work. Performances by Buckley and Mescal overwhelm, with Jacobi Jupe delivering a wise portrayal of Hamnet. Max Richter's score, including On the Nature of Daylight, and ukasz Zal's cinematography enhance mood; the finale overstates its hand. Rated 3/4; in theaters Nov. 26. Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery, directed by Rian Johnson, sharpens previous rough edges into a creepy, locked-door stumper that interrogates faith, authenticity, and abuses of authority. Josh O'Connor excels as boxer-turned-priest Jud Duplenticy.
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