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Movie about in laws trying to kill bride11/25/2023 ![]() ![]() If any of that sounds unpleasant to you, it’s going to look a lot worse on a 30-foot-tall screen. From the graphic violence, substance abuse, and constant profanity to the fact that the antagonists are, semi-involuntarily, Satan-worshippers, there’s a lot to be concerned with. The content issues in Ready or Not are, undeniably, many. Henry Czerny and Andie MacDowell, playing Alex’s parents, are superb and bring a few decent laughs where they are desperately needed. She has a unique scream as well, so I’d be surprised if she doesn’t get drafted into more horror movies after this. Samara Weaving is especially watchable, playing a woman who is both exceptionally resilient and terrified. That’s not to say the performances aren’t good. It’s not that the movie isn’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 there’s too much horror/thriller, which doesn’t leave enough time for comedy. Unfortunately, while the movie delivers the dark in spades, it seems a little restrained with the comedy. I’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 ‘til dawn, and hope the family dysfunction is enough to let her escape… What Grace doesn’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 game…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 they’ll warm up to her one they get to know her better. Grace (Samara Weaving) and Alex (Mark O’Brien) are getting married, but Grace is worried that Alex’s family doesn’t want her around. ![]()
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