Top notch entertainment on every level.
It is hard to make a who-done-it that is actually a good mystery. Most of the time the answer is either too obvious or there is not enough information for us to guess it. The mystery here is definitely solvable but it is not so easy to solve that it doesn't take some paying attention and thinking. Director/writer Rain Johnson certainly knows his way around a murder mystery and not surprisingly does a fantastic job here.
The mystery isn't the only great part about this movie though. The characters are all very interesting and many of them work on quite a few different levels. The casting is perfect. Daniel Craig is extremely entertaining, but never too over the top as the detective hired to solve the mystery. Chris Evans shines as a character, that is very different from what we are used to seeing him play. Despite this Ana de Armas steals the movie as the film's real starring character. She may not be as big of a name as the others in the cast, but she more than holds her own with them. The humor is fantastic. This movie is often just as much a comedy as it is a mystery, and it successeds extremely well at this. There were many times that I laughed out loud. This is also a very good looking film, with Steve Yeldin's cinematography especially standing out.
This is simply a fantastic movie and great entertainment.
-Michael J. Ruhland
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