READY OR NOT MOVIE

From the graphic violence, substance abuse, and constant profanity to the fact that the antagonists are, semi-involuntarily, Satan-worshippers, thereвЂ™s a lot to be concerned with. The content issues in Ready or Not are, undeniably, many. Henry Czerny and Andie MacDowell, playing AlexвЂ™s parents, are superb and bring a few decent laughs where they are desperately needed. She has a unique scream as well, so IвЂ™d be surprised if she doesnвЂ™t get drafted into more horror movies after this.

Samara Weaving is especially watchable, playing a woman who is both exceptionally resilient and terrified. ThatвЂ™s not to say the performances arenвЂ™t good.

READY OR NOT MOVIE

ItвЂ™s not that the movie isnвЂ™t funny: it is, but in more of a dry, ironic style than in a side-splitting laugh-out-loud way. Maybe some wires got crossed somewhere, but thereвЂ™s too much horror/thriller, which doesnвЂ™t leave enough time for comedy. Unfortunately, while the movie delivers the dark in spades, it seems a little restrained with the comedy. IвЂ™m a big fan of dark comedies, and this looked both dark and hysterical. I was optimistic about this movie after I saw the trailer a few months back. Grace has to survive вЂtil dawn, and hope the family dysfunction is enough to let her escapeвЂ¦ What Grace doesnвЂ™t know is that the family patriarch in generations past entered into a deal with the devil, and every now and then, the family is required to sacrifice one of their own.

Grace will have to hide in their mansion until dawn or lose the gameвЂ¦and her life. An opportunity comes right after the wedding, when, as part of an old tradition, the family gathers to play a game at the stroke of midnight. Alex assures her that his family is just standoffish and traditional, and theyвЂ™ll warm up to her one they get to know her better. To make matters worse, there seems to be something far more nefarious underneath it all than just a deadly game of hide and seek.Grace (Samara Weaving) and Alex (Mark OвЂ™Brien) are getting married, but Grace is worried that AlexвЂ™s family doesnвЂ™t want her around. Sounds completely harmless to her, until she sees how seriously this family takes the game when they arm themselves with whatever weapon, no matter how modern or archaic, they could find. As a part of the marriage ceremonies, the family she weds into plays a friendly game. In the film, a young bride ( Samara Weaving) marries into her new husbandвЂ™s ( Mark OвЂ™Brien) rich, eccentric family ( Adam Brody, Henry Czerny, Andie MacDowell). But the balance of the horror and thriller tones with the comedic mishaps makes it look like it is worth a watch. I was almost ready place this film in the вЂњwait for it to come out on Blu-rayвЂќ list, but I have to say, I found myself laughing when the game of hide and seek turns out to be more violent and accident prone. Now, you may think a bloody and twisted take on a harmless game is unoriginal, but it gets a little more fun when there are mishaps, misfortunes, and other blunders that take place. But before you go writing it off, it might interest you that the game in this movie is bloody, where the person hiding, has to hide for their lives or die trying.

Well, now, it has become the premise of a movie called Ready or Not. The game where a group of people hide and one person seeks. WeвЂ™ve all played the game of Hide and Seek at some point during our childhood.

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