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Nonetheless, the overperformance of Lionsgates $40 million-budgetedKnives Outis being hailed as an underdog victory.

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The apparent suicide (or is it murder?)

His enjoyment is contagious, even for those of us who dont thinkKnives Outquite hits its marks.

We respond to his bravura the exuberant thrust.

From there, the positive critical appraisals kept coming.

By its debut weekend,Knives Outhad unsheathed a 96 percent fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes.

Once we started showing it, word traveled fast that it was the holiday film you shouldnt miss.