Ready or Not — Movie Review
Synopsis:
Grace couldn’t be happier after she marries the man of her dreams at his family’s luxurious estate. There’s just one catch: she must now hide from midnight until dawn while her new in-laws hunt her down with guns, crossbows and other weapons. As Grace desperately tries to survive the night, she soon finds a way to turn the tables on her not-so-lovable relatives.
Initial release: August 21, 2019 (USA)
Directors: Matt Bettinelli-Olpin, Tyler Gillett
Box office: 57.4 million USD
Budget: 6 million USD
Screenplay: Guy Busick, Ryan Murphy
Review:
Thrillers and horror being my favorite genres, I was pleasantly pleased with Ready or Not, starring Samara Weaving (who looks a lot like Margot Robbie, but is in fact NOT Margot Robbie). It was a decently presented predator-prey film, that took “sadistic” to richly high heights, as a wealthy family hunts Samara Weaving’s character throughout their lavish estate.
Ready or Not starts off as your run-of-the-mill “girl meets boy, who then meets boy’s family” flick, but we get little clues eluding to something being not quite right early on, and of course, Samara Weaving’s character, Grace, is completely oblivious to them. This through no fault of her own, though — who goes into a “meet the family” situation suspecting something to be wrong?
But things aren’t just wrong here — they’re deathly wrong. It soon becomes clear that things are not the least bit “family friendly” when people start dying, as Grace finds herself being hunted, but I’ll try not to spoil too much for those who are reading this and still haven’t seen the movie, as I try to do with all my reviews.
Horror and thriller flicks are my favorites, and sometimes it’s difficult to find a truly well-executed horror flick, but Ready or Not delivered, with a good concept, and good development of its story.
I give Ready or Not a “B.”
Have you seen Ready or Not? What did you think of it?
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