Family doesn’t get more sadistic than the one featured in
the film Ready or Not (2019) from directors Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler
Gillett. Grace (Samara Weaving) just
married Alex (Mark O’Brien) at the family estate and it is tradition that on
their wedding night that the family must play a game in order for the new
member to be inducted into the family as part of initiation. Unfortunately for Grace, she picks the game “hide
and seek” which at first seems harmless enough but while Grace is “hiding” the
rest of Alex’ family which includes his mother and father, grandmother,
siblings and their spouses, gather up weapons to maim and kill. Grace soon discovers that she is part of a
ritual sacrifice that the family members believe will ensure their hierarchical
status in the outside world.
Grace must be sacrificed before sun up our all family
members will die. Unfortunately, for the
family, Grace isn’t going to take it sitting down and she will arm himself and
protect herself against anyone that gets in her way.
The film works as both a comedy and horror film in that the
film can get graphic in its horror elements but it especially does a great job
balancing the comedy both visually and through the characters and story as you
never know whether the family members ever truly believe in the ritual they are
doing or if they are just doing it out of tradition. Bettinelli-Olpin and Gillett do an excellent
playing against horror conventions and expectations to deliver a suspenseful
and action packed film that engages and entertains audiences from beginning to
end.
There are some especially amazing performances from Adam
Brody, Henry Czerny, and Andie Macdowell, to name a few. It is the performances that hold the film
together and which sets this film apart from other horror films as the entire
cast is shooting their A-Game. This is a
fun and exciting film that also audiences will enjoy from beginning to end.
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