The Reel Rejects - GLASS ONION: A KNIVES OUT MYSTERY (2022) IS HILARIOUSLY TWISTED!! MOVIE REVIEW!!!

Episode Date: December 4, 2025

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this week's videos are sponsored by price picks the easy to use fantasy sports betting app more on them in just a bit let's rock and roll here on class onion a knives out mystery i didn't even say it right earlier tara all right we're going to get started here in a three a two and a one was glass onion and knives out mystery believe is what it is called if you're on youtube make sure you do all the youtube stuff hit the like button if you don't mind sharing the video that'd be awesome we would appreciate it most importantly don't forget to ring the bell ring the bell and listen to the rage pod and that too that way you're notified whenever we drop videos such as these special thanks to the fine folks over a prepper they're doing an very amazing job editing

down these highlights that way you're able to view these videos on youtube we appreciate their hard work and dedication. They're the best. If you are listening on Apple or Spotify, give us a five-star rating. We would appreciate it so much. Tara, I think we should get into questions here.

What do you think? Yeah, I think so. All right, let's do it. All righty, from Hunter Preston. Hunter, thank you so much for being a royal reject and for asking a question. We appreciate you so much. How do you feel about the actively lying

to the audience that this film does? In the montage, at the end, they show some scenes from a different angle, but they use different takes from the scenes we see initially. Exterior or example, excuse me, the pool of Batista asking if he was at Andes compared to

the first film where you could piece it together along with Anaday Armasa versus this one where the movie is actively trying to pull the rug out from under you. How did you feel about that, Tara? I don't mind it. It's very much like scream-like, because I'm going through the screen

movies with Roxy. They do the same thing where they try to subvert your expectations where you see somebody die but they're not really dead stuff like that giving away clues um there's also different different reactions in this like when we see something the reactions are slightly different which i actually liked like um when a birdie first sees that andy is next her at the pool her reaction of pointing to her and going like Andy is totally different than what we initially saw before but i actually like that because it puts us in a mind said of what did we actually see, which was their point at the very end. So what they said and you're

thinking, yeah, okay, that did happen. But no, what did you actually see? So I think they're obviously doing that on purpose. True. I also like as well, at least from my perspective, there's so many times where you can just listen to a line and not even like paid like really pay attention to it and think much of it. For instance, the line where it's like, oh, yeah, you almost pancakeed me with your car that a few weeks ago when I was at end or whatever it was. I was like, I didn't even think anything of it. But then when you're playing it back in the nonlinear storytelling, the way they did, I was like, God, that one flew over my head. And then also too, Tara, when we were watching Knives Out. And when she said, Ransom, you're back again. And Hugh did it. Like,

there's a couple times where they literally are spelling it out for you. And you're not really thinking much of it just because you're so locked in and so immersed that sometimes they will do things right in front of your face or give you actual dialogue to spell things out for you. And maybe some of you are extremely a lot smarter than me. Well, that's most of you actually. But, you know, it still will go over our heads. And we didn't catch it, as tracks would say. So I love stuff like that. And I think this film, too, really did a good job of separating itself. Yeah, it still did the mystery who done it type of thing. But there were a lot of different prevalent themes, I feel like, you know, with tech billionaires, with influencers, and just how they shape things around

in our society. I like that they use COVID as a thing to kind of just talk about the prevalent times that we were in, especially at this time, just how it was affecting the world. So there was a lot of different things, too, and also just how we can sell our soul for a dollar. And if someone is really, you know, paying for our lifestyle, will we sell our soul in that situation or will we do the right thing? And I think Andy was one of those people. And I think Andy was one of those people. I mean, Helen was too, but Andy was one of those people where it didn't matter

how much money she was making or if she could make more, like she was going to do the right thing and I appreciate characters like that. Thank you, Hunter, for the question. We appreciate you. Pavel Ketch Marek, I really enjoyed it, but the one thing that puts a notch below,

the first one was too much real world stuff, the whole pandemic incorporation. Norton basically playing Musk, Batista being a Joe Rogan-type personality. I know the first one had that to, But I think Johnson really went after it. Did it hamper the experience for you two or was it just me? I personally didn't.

And I know what you mean about the first one had that too. I think he's talking about with the kid from it, who was very right wing. And they didn't harp on it too much. And we actually had a very prevalent character like Dave Batista. But no, I think the reason I didn't mind it is because it felt extremely grounded in the times we're in now. And I think everyone separated themselves personality-wise that I, couldn't like this feels real. Whereas in the first movie, these characters felt real, but also at

the same point, all their entitlement and the way that they grew up in. I don't know if per se Tara and I could resonate with characters like that because I don't think Tara or myself grew up in a environment where we were handed everything. Like, Tara and I had to build ourselves into what we have today. And we were not given everything like these pampered spoiled trust fund babies so I actually like that they infused real world stuff I think it grounded down the film a little bit but what about you did you mind it or did it bother you I don't think it hampered down the experience I mean I get going after it but in this you have to like when you think about clue or any murder mystery you're going to have to have to have and if you ever go to like a murder mystery dinner

you have to have characters that are all very distinctly different from one another true meaning Bautista has to be that, right? The leader has to be, he is a rich billionaire who's like, oh, I'm playing this also on Paul's guitar and throws it in the sand. That's that type of personality and the personalities combined

that you need for this type of a film. Really quickly, what you just said there, I know we got more questions. That was such a good clue as to Edward Norton's character with Miles that, yeah, he's an arrogant, pompous douchebag, but he's also an idiot just to throw a guitar like that. It was

such a good foreshadowing for how dumb he is. Yeah, totally. I didn't even clue in on that at all. So I appreciated that from Ryan Johnson and Edward Norton as well. And everyone in this such amazing performance, it says, loved it. Yeah. All right, Adrian, sorry if I mispronounce anyone's name. It's not intentional to me.

You know, I'm going to mispronage yet. Adrian Prepolita. Thank you for being a royal reject and for asking a question. We appreciate it. Hello, my beloved rejects. Hello, Adrian. Hope you're doing well. I remember seeing a lot of controversy

around the destruction of Mona Lisa in the finale that it was unjustified to destroy such a piece of art just for the scope of revenge. Do you agree with this statement? Could you do it in such a situation? I would have just taken it, right? And that's her payback. I would have really liked that in a way of like

somehow she just, she takes it before she, throws the hydrogen because she knows how to unlock it. For sure. And that's her payment. I would have really loved that ending, but I really, I didn't mind seeing it burn, honestly. For sure. I think the, and look, it's all about perspective, right? You got to put yourself in Helen's shoes, if you were.

She's lost everything in terms of her sister. Her sister meant the world to her. What means the world to this guy besides like keeping his money and all that? his dignity and all that is this Mona Lisa thing. He wants to be compared with the Mona Lisa, right? So that's what she was going. I think it was more symbolic than the actual destroying of it. I'm going to destroy everything that without actually physically, you know, taking his life. I'm going to destroy the thing that means the most to him because that's what he did to me. So I think it was more, even though she physically did do the deed, I think it was more symbolic. And that's why I

didn't personally mind. Of course, I don't want a beautiful piece of art destroyed. For sure, like the Mona Lisa, it's history. But at the same point, giving the nuance and the complexity of the situation, I was totally fine with it. I wouldn't have wanted to think about it because it wouldn't make sense. But it would be a really cute B-roll mid-credits. And you just see her in Baby Blue and the Mona Lisa and the passenger. She switched it when we didn't see. She has a smile on her face.

She's moving and groven. I like that. It doesn't really make sense. but I decided to pitch it for you anyway. It's one of these murder who done it. You never know she could have done when we didn't see. Yeah. This episode is brought to you by prize picks.

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So, fellow reject, what you can do today is you can download the Price Pix app. Use code Rejects to get $50 in lineups after you play your first $5 lineup. That's code Rejects to get $50 in lineups after your first $5 lineup. prize picks it's good to be right jaden roads i love that ryan johnson decided to make these movies all have a different probably he meant different vibe but when this came this one was criticized for having too much comedy i never found an issue with the comedic bits i actually thought it brought different life to these movies because i feel like if you didn't switch maybe it would feel like a copy of the first but i'm curious if you all agree i'm fascinated that people felt that way

I've not looked up with the Rotten Tomato scores of either of these films are, but that does shock me a bit that people were against comedy. I think when it comes to comedy and whatever genre of film it is, that's not a comedy, it's all about balance.

You've got to make sure that you don't overdo it. Like, when a film is funny, you want it to be hilarious. At the same point, whenever you're doing like the murder mystery stuff, you got to also have that flavor of that too. So it's really about fusing the two together. If you go overboard on one,

and you're not giving enough flavor of the other one, that's where something you're not going to get that proper taste if I would go to a food analogy. So me personally, I thought it had a good blend of both to where it was a nice juicy steak. And I was very pleased with the entree. What about you, Tara? Did you feel that it went too overboard with the comedy?

I'm never going to be like, wow, watch Glass Onion. It's a riot. You'll laugh through the whole thing. I don't view it as a comedy. I don't think it had too much comedy. I think that there are some specific actors who can kind of nail that home a little bit. There's a couple of, obviously,

we're working with Catherine Hahn, but she's just naturally grounded while also being funny. Like she's more of the dark humor and I like that that's why they had her in this. Kate Hudson, like there's some things, you know, with the scream and like her being who she is. But overall, this is not a comedy to me.

She, would she say Jew out? or chewy out or something. There was just how dumb and oblivious her character was. Like, there were some moments of definitely were hysterical. But I'm with Tara. I was not looking at this, while listening to this film and going, this is beyond hysterical. Like, I was just so immersed in the actual murder mystery and then some of the

prevalent themes that, oh, yeah, but this is still pretty funny too. Right. So, yeah, thank you for the question. We appreciate it. All right, from Hades. Thank you for coming out from the underworld and asking the question. We appreciate you so much. and being a royal reject.

I really like this one. I like how you, if you go back and watch it, you can actually see the glass switch happen in the background. What was your favorite reveal in the film? I like the twin sister one. I did not see that coming

and then the whole non-linear storytelling. Like, we know that there's going to be a reveal and Benoit Blanc's going to do his thing like he did in the first film, which that's always my favorite part. I love when he's, I love how unassuming,

he is whenever he's in the actual action of the in the thick of things rather and he's just being like kind of dumb and unassuming and then he does his Benoit Blanc thing I love that so much but the reveal of her having a twin sister and then her acting out as Andy and we knew that whoever is the person who is the killer of the actual real Andy is going to know like okay I killed the real Andy I saw her die in front of me so this is all ruse but I have to to play it straight. I can't, like, you know, show my cards right down. So that was so fast. I, I didn't see that coming at all. But is there a specific reveal aside from the one I just pointed out? I kind of like called it when I was like, listen, when she goes in playing Cassander

her sister, like, is she going to wear a bulletproof fest? Because she's going to have to know that people are after her. If she shows up and they think that it could be her, maybe the poison didn't work. I was a little annoyed that it was like, oh, by chance, the journal saved. her because what I would assume from having Benoit and Cassandra's sister be like they're smart enough to know when we freaking go there somebody's probably going to try to kill me again so I would have liked it a little bit more of you know she plays dead for a second he already has the hot sauce he does it and she wakes up she's like well we both know a bitch was going to get murdered like we knew that I was going to get murdered, right?

And I think that would have been funny and very like, oh, the characters are already ahead. Yeah, I got to tell you too. I love the journal's fine. Yeah, yeah. This is just staying away, stepping away, excuse me, from the, whatever our favorite reveal was, I really dug, once again, I dug Daniel Craig's performance, how eccentric he can be. But I got to tell you, too, I really love how caring and appreciative he can be towards like Anadermas in the first film

and Andy in this film and Helen as well I love the relationship and the interactions between those two characters in the first film and then in this film like he's really a charismatic and caring character and I think that goes very deep and also when it comes to Helen and I guess also Andy but more so Helen

I think she's really the dramatic like she is the moral center of the film but she's also the dramatic backbone of the film as well And I really dug her performance. I don't know if I've seen her in many other films. If I have, I'm kind of blanking, but she really stood out to me

amongst all these celebrities in this film. That's one of the other fun things about these films, Tara. They get so many celebrities and bona fide studs when it comes to acting powers. So like seeing Hugh Grant in the film, that was freaking cool. And just all the actors that they get, amazing performances from everyone.

And everyone really is not afraid to let the other person shine and have their moment. But great performances from everyone. All right, Rudy Rogers. Thank you for being a royal reject and asking the question. We appreciate you. Janelle Monet's perfect Mona Lisa smirk at the end kills me every time. What an icon. The ensemble cast is always great, but did anyone stand out in particular for you guys? I hope all the rejects ever agree with. I should have read that question before. I just went on that soliloquy. I just said what I said. So, Tara, what do you got for us? Um, I mean, you know, Ed Norton, you know, is always great. You know, I love to see him.

Um, I do think that Kate did a great job. You know, she kind of hasn't been around in a minute. So I like seeing her in this role. And I think it was fun. She was great as a bimbo and so dumb. Yeah, she always does a great job. She was awesome. And also, I apologize for miss speaking the name, Ethan Hawke, when I called him Edward Norton. Although I don't think he. he would mind me calling him that. Edward Norton's such a damn legend. He was great. Everyone was awesome. I will also say this last thing before we move on to the final question here.

You really felt the history dynamic between this core group of shitheads when they were interacting with each other. If they didn't give me the backstory, like, and them all talking and interacting with each other, I would have first, like, as a viewer, I would have been like, clearly these people have a history with each other. You can just feel that dynamic between them. them and that's like that's good acting because at the end of the day they're just they're strangers they're actors who barely probably know each other other other other other than like when they see

each other on set or like passing by so i think that was really great job by all them they had instant chemistry with each other so i really love their performances together yeah j rushes what up jay uh what were the funny moments that you liked the few comedy bits i think you pointed out one earlier kate hudson's scream or whatever that was funny just any of the kate hudson moments were great i love when daniel craig really sizes up edward norton's character at the end and just saying you're an idiot like that was just i thought it was like one of the the most important moments of the film because we're getting down to the mystery here right totally yeah yeah but also it was funny at the same time you got that blend of humor at the same

point we're getting the mystery right and i thought that was great so i would say that would probably be some of my favorite comedic moments yeah is anything specific for you katherine i've already like katherine han was also hysterical at times in her normal grounded you know dark comedic delivery it's like she's just always going to be great and funny yeah and dave batista as well he was pretty funny as boobs and all this other crap that he was saying he was i'm i would not be surprised of Dave Batista improvised a few lines here and there because his character is so out there. He's like, all right,

I'm going to see some of the stuff on the page but if I'm going to get in the mind of someone like this, I'm going to have to just say some outlandish and dumb shit. So I wouldn't be surprised if he did that. Any final thoughts? No, I loved it. Good times. So Tara, they are making a third film. I believe it comes out into theaters

so I would imagine you and I are not going to be seeing that in theaters. We are going to react to it here. So make sure you guys stay tuned for that whenever a does drop on streaming. Tara and I will be doing that. I have been already saying this. I really want to do with Tara the Clue movie or Clue.

I think it came out in 85. That's another murder mystery who done it film. And there's another one I forgot to mention. It's called Murder on the Orient Express, I believe it's called. That's another murder mystery who done it. So while we are waiting for that other one, in the meantime, I would love to do that. I'm going to get on Greg to the point of annoying him until he caves in and allows us to do it. But you guys let us know in the comments.

if you would like Tara and I to do those films, since we're going to be in a little bit of a waiting time. But let us know in the comments. Did you like Glass Onion and Knives Out Mystery more than the first one? Does it move the needle thread of the legacy of the last film? Let us know. We'd love to hear what some of your other murder mystery films that you enjoy or would like us to react to.

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