Ready or Not

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Newly married Grace (played by Samara Weaving) is forced to play a deadly game of hide and seek at her new husband’s family estate in a family tradition that appears to be centuries old. So, the first thing I want to do is compliment the hell out of this cast. Everybody feels like they bring something to the table with the characters they play. Granted, the characters are mostly pretty exaggerated, but it honestly works for this film. The clear standouts to me are Samara Weaving and Adam Brody. Weaving is just a charismatic performer on the whole, and this film is no exception. Adam Brody really deserves props as well. His character is arguably the most developed, and one of the most sympathetic. The movie also blends its dark humor and more horrific elements pretty effectively. Some of the development can be thin for our characters, but they are so well performed it feels like it doesn’t matter that much to me. In all honesty, Ready or Not might just be one of my absolute favorite films of the year so far. No, this isn’t a groundbreaker. But, I didn’t need it to be. This movie is a ton of fun, and seems like it knows that. This is a movie I highly recommend to fans of the horror genre.  

9 / 10