Knives Out: Wake Up Dead Man X review: Viewers call it 'Rian Johnson’s most powerful film yet' while Daniel Craig and Josh O’Connor gets praise for their performances

X users cannot stop talking about Josh O’Connor. His performance is being called heartbreaking, honest and powerful. One viewer posted, “Josh O’Connor just became a full movie star today,” while another said, “He brings so much pain and hope into the story that you can’t look away.”

His chemistry with Daniel Craig is also earning praise, with several users calling them an “unexpectedly electric pair” and “the emotional core of the film.”

Fans are relieved that Daniel Craig is still fully committed to Benoit Blanc’s strange charm. One user joked, “Craig can do that silly little accent until he is 90, it never gets old,” while another wrote, “He anchors the whole story with quiet power.”

Many reactions highlight how this film reveals a more vulnerable side of Blanc, making the detective feel more grounded than before.

This instalment moves away from the bubbly humour of Knives Out and Glass Onion, and the shift is winning over many viewers. One user said, “The film starts chaotic but suddenly becomes one of the most emotional things Johnson has ever done.”

Others praised the film for its deeper themes: “This is about faith, fear, power and how people can be used by something bigger than them.” Even viewers who were unsure at first admitted the movie pulled them in. “There’s a phone call scene that hit me harder than any moment in the other two films,” one person wrote.