Movie review
November 23, 2022 · 140 min · PG-13
Woke Score
Lower is better
Review
Benoit Blanc investigates a murder at tech billionaire Miles Bron’s private Greek island gathering with his circle of wealthy friends during the COVID lockdown. The whodunit unfolds through twists, betrayals, and a puzzle-box game that reveals hidden motives among the group. The narrative features recurring satirical targeting of billionaire “disruptors” and a men’s rights influencer alongside a central plot revolving around a Black female tech genius wronged by the white billionaire.
Breakdown
These are the editorial factors and ratings behind our score for Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery.
Woke representation / casting
Black woman genius central to plot and gay detective with visible partner
Woke political dialogue
Satirical jabs at disruptor culture and men’s rights figures
Identity-driven story themes
Central plot of Black female inventor wronged by white billionaire with twin seeking justice
Western institutional / cultural critique
Ridicules men’s rights activist as buffoon and billionaire class incompetence in modern elite context
Woke character or canon changes
Not relevant
Anti-woke backlash and complaints
Conservative backlash over anti-billionaire satire and men’s rights mockery
Creator track record context
Rian Johnson pattern of political satire in Knives Out series
Production
