The film attempts to be quirky and funny while offering its audience something intriguing and entertaining; something along the lines of Rian Johnson’s Brick , Shane Black’s Kiss Kiss Bang Bang , or David Robert Mitchell’s Under the Silver Lake .
Chris Sawin, Greensleeves Hubs, Noel Penaflor, Alex Dino•HubPages•Feb 5, 2022
Jud is a charming character to rival Fleabag’s very own Hot Priest — curiously, OG Hot Priest star Andrew Scott features in Wake Up Dead Man as a sci-fi novelist who turned to God…
The film attempts to be quirky and funny while offering its audience something intriguing and entertaining; something along the lines of Rian Johnson’s Brick , Shane Black’s Kiss Kiss Bang Bang , or David Robert Mitchell’s Under the Silver Lake .
Some of these eccentricities disappear once his former flame Lorena (Moreno Baccarin, basically only here to push the plot into motion) pulls Waldo back to Los Angeles to investigate a crime scene, but the character is distinct enough to make one wish Rian Johnson teams him up with Daniel Craig for a future Knives Out sequel.
Robert Kojder, Critics Choice Association•Flickering Myth•Oct 1, 2023