“Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery” (**1/2 out of four) was a fitfully engaging entry in this popular series about a young priest (Josh O’Connor) who is sent to assist a fiery and charismatic preacher (Josh Brolin) in a small town but when a local murder occurs- it leads to the involvement of detective Benoit Blanc (Daniel Craig) and a local police chief (Mila Kunis) and other townsfolk (Glenn Close, Jeremy Renner, Kerry Washington) try to sort out what is going on. Fast-paced and kept alive by its all-star cast but fatally overlong at nearly two-and-a-half hours and the central story and mystery isn’t all that compelling. Series fans (I’m not) will likely enjoy this more.