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>the first rule of a good mystery story in that you need the audience to have enough information that they can plausibly solve the crime themselves I feel like
by Hamuko 4y ago
>the first rule of a good mystery story in that you need the audience to have enough information that they can plausibly solve the crime themselves
I feel like I disliked Murder on the Orient Express more for that exact rule.
But I do feel like Glass Onion does in fact deliver to some degree in that aspect. In the first part of the movie when you're lead to believe that it's about the murder of Miles, they do establish motives in order to have the viewers thinking of who it could be. And after the mid-twist that the focus shifts to the true murder mystery, there is a profound lack of good hints because it's not any one of the fingered suspects. If you watch the movie and think to yourself "Who would benefit the most from this murder?", all fingers point at the true suspect.
My biggest problem with the Glass Onion is the peashooter gun.