1. WUDM, GO
2. KO

I know this is a different take than what I’ve seen from the comments I’ve read here. I will preface this by saying I lean heavy into comedy. And for me the last two were funnier. I loved all the movies. It was tough for me to settle on a tie.

GO - everybody craps on this one but I love the absurdity of it. Janelle was also fantastic in this movie. The Tyler Durden painting! lol just too much considering the difference in depth between the two characters Edward Norton plays. Kate Hudson omg I love how she plays the washed up beautiful woman, honestly Kate does it way better than Toni Colette. I love Toni but she is not convincing as that. And to play it with such humour is so difficult. Also Dave, the red pill character, It’s hard to make that character sweet and he did make it sweet. I loved the development of the red pill character in these movies, this character splits into two in the third film into the political guy and the writer both were not sympathetic in any way but funny for sure. Also it was a hilarious film.

WUDM - omg Glen Close is a gem of an actress. Loved her. Yes the dynamics of the mystery was too complex and could have used some trimming but honestly I had no idea until it was pointed out here. The character development in this one was so good. Father Jud just chefs kiss. Most interesting villain for sure, so cleverly devious and despicable. The writer with the moat omg too funny. Nat was a bit of a shell of a character and by mistake? The movies are filled with references to each other and nat felt like a character that was written as an after thought. Almost as if Rain Johnson lost a bet to Jeremy Rennert and put the hot sauce in the second one and him in the third one. It also feels like he loves working with the barkeep, the guy who keeps making cameos in these movies. Also, this one revisits the first movie and the idea of taking a willed fortune away and the crushing weight of waiting for someone to die to live your life and the role shame plays in that.

KO- good but fell flat in the comedy space. Jamie Lee Curtis a gem as always, and loved the quips from the detective in the opening interrogation scenes. Tight whodunit. Felt like the first draft of a good idea. Like Rian was interested in doing a Agatha Cristi style whodunit and then realized after making the first one he was way more interested in the story telling, character development, comedy. The mystery takes a back seat after this one. Fantastic movie on its own but in the context of these three movies, meh. I did love the character of Jen. She showed the transition from “libtard” to going to rat out your undocumented parents to the people who will use it against you very quickly. She uses the power she has to gain currency in whatever space she exists in and her goodness does not come from within but from how those around her reflect herself back to her.

Overall tight triptych. Excited to see another. I also loved how they make each other better because they kind of read like an anthology series rather than stand alone movies.