Monday, 18 May 2020

VOD: Ready Or Not (dirs: Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett, 2019)

"Don't take it personally - they're just trying to figure out if you're a god-digging whore!"


Ready Or Not takes a very simple premise - a newlywed is initiated into her hsuband's board-game-empire family by playing a lethal game of hide-and-seek on her wedding night as part of a bizarre tradition.  With a collection of nicely-defined characters and Samara Weaving investing totally in her lead role and the viewer rooting for her every step of the way, the film is deliciously dark fun, energetic and gloriously bloody.  Brian Tyler's music score is utterly sumptuous, design is beautiful, it makes its points about the rich very thoughtfully and both writing and directing are pin-sharp.  For horror fans, Ready Or Not is a hugely smart and entertaining romp that is enjoyable from start to finish.

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