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Here, the writer-director breaks down his latest mystery.
1.Kim Kardashians Influence
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2.A Silly Gotcha
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Helen pulls you in more.
He thinks of the detective as a collaborator.

Its always going to be somebody who actually has skin in the game in the story.
Its like watching somebody pull off a magic trick.
3.The Obvious Villain
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There are a dozen things like that, Johnson says.
Americans have a very instinctual thing of mistaking wealth for competence or intelligence, Johnson says.
For all of my self-awareness, I know I have it inside me too.

4.The Cameos
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Theyre both cool with it, and I really hope they bring those products to market, Johnson says.
But its Blancs lockdown Zoom hangout which features the most trivia-worthy array of whodunit-adjacent figures.

Segan, whos been in all of Johnsons films, actually played a Massachusetts State Policeman inKnives Out.
5.That Burn the Rich Ending
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And for the viewers sharp-eyed enough to catch it, theres a god-emperor-has-no-clothes joke tucked into the setting.
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