The main thing that the first part fascinated almost all viewers was the characters. The main characters were memorable, attractive, alive, and very easy to believe in. 

Each character had its own bright and unique meaning. Even the actions of outright scoundrels were interesting to follow. Unfortunately, against their background, even the relatively good acting of Daniel Craig, who successfully changed the image of gallant James Bond for the calm and steady private detective, paled and made him a supporting character. And the original film’s main star was Ana de Armas, whose character melted the heart of every viewer with the kindness of her personality and stunning acting.

Creators of sequels usually try to tell a new story but make it very similar to the original film so that the viewer has the same good impression of the sequel. But The Glass Onion is not a sequel; it’s just another detective story with the same familiar Benoit Blanc in the middle. But the story (at least the plot) is very similar in many ways. This time, the action takes place on the island of the billionaire Miles Bron (Edward Norton), who has “close friends” who support Miles in everything they can for his money and influence. Also, a detective familiar to the viewer is randomly dropped in among this gang (that’s what they call themselves). This, of course, is not by accident, and he has to solve the mystery of the death of one of the gang members.

The detective part of the movie is shown very well. All the plot lines are revealed and, in the end, lead the main characters to the disclosure of the murderer. As in the first part, Johnson tried to show the main characters as bright, extravagant personalities and succeeded. 

But whereas in the original film, they were self-serving relatives (with cockroaches in their heads) who hated the whole family and maintained relationships solely so their father would help them financially, in “The Glass Bulb,” the main characters are more or less famous, people because of which, all of their well-being depends on Miles. He sponsors an election campaign, another his media promotion, and another his science projects. But the mysterious murder of one of the gang members leads to suspicions that they want to kill Miles. Whether or not this is the case is up to the detective on the island to unravel.

Overall, it was a lovely detective film, with stellar actors, great acting, a pretty good detective plot (which the first part didn’t beat, but that depends on your tastes), some stellar cameos (for a domestic audience, perhaps, only Serena Williams will be familiar), plus quite witty humor. And it’s also one of the first films to show people’s covid and post-covid lives, though not much.

Also, this is definitely one of the best movies that Netflix has released, even though it has nothing to do with making the script or the filming. Let’s hope that Ryan Johnson makes more than one more film, as he has proven to be a true professional at his job.