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Wake Up Dead Man’ Premieres to Strong Reviews at TIFF as ‘Knives Out’ Turns Gothic

Critics single out Josh O’Connor, praising Rian Johnson’s faith‑inflected locked‑room mystery.

Overview

  • The third Benoit Blanc film debuted at the Toronto International Film Festival to broadly positive reactions highlighting a darker, Poe‑tinged tone.
  • Early aggregation shows a 100% Rotten Tomatoes score from a small initial sample of reviews, a figure that could shift as more critiques post.
  • Reviewers describe a parish‑set, locked‑room whodunit that engages themes of faith and community, with cinematography emphasizing gothic mood.
  • Josh O’Connor draws widespread acclaim for his performance alongside notices for Glenn Close, while some dissenters call this the series’ weakest entry.
  • Netflix will release the film in select theaters on November 26 before streaming globally on December 12, and Daniel Craig says no further sequel has been written yet.