We saw Ready or Not in theaters, and while my expectations were extremely low, I can honestly say that this is one of the best new movies I’ve seen all year. It’s a dark comedy that has plenty of high stakes and tension which made for a fabulous experience.







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Ready or Not can be found in movie theaters now! The full movie!





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Ready or Not Synopsis



Ready or Not is the story of a beautiful, young couple, Grace (Samara Weaving of The Babysitter) and Alex Le Domas (Mark O’Brien of Arrival) on their wedding day at Alex’s family estate. The Le Domas family are the heirs and proprietors of a Milton-Bradley esque board game company and are the kind of wealthy that begets butlers, maids, and like 20 dumbwaiter’s in their palatial mansion. 







The Le Domas family are made up of Alex’s brother, Daniel Le Domas (Adam Brody of Jennifer’s Body), father Tony (Henry Czerny), mother Becky (Andie MacDowell of Groundhog Day), and the rest. The Le Domas family are as proud as they are superstitious and cruelly witty. 



Right
before they consummate their marriage, Alex tells his new wife that in order to
be accepted into the family she has to play a game with them at midnight. She
agrees, and through a ritualistic choosing method she learns that she will be
playing Hide and Seek. She soon learns that Hide and Seek is the only game you
don’t want to play with the Le Domas family, as they are now going to attempt
to kill her to hold up their end of a bargain with the devil that their great,
great grandfather made.



Ready or Not Review



Ready or Not is directed by Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett, who are most notable for the underground horror favorite V/H/S. Lots of the people who worked on this film have some horror chops already, which may have some role in how well it turned out. I think most of the credit for this coming together can’t be attributed to any single source. Everyone did a great job on this movie. Truly witty banter mixed with horrendous scenes of shocking brutality punctuates, the “just another day” feel of this black comedy.



The Le Domas Family out for blood!



I was so impressed with this movie from the 15 minute mark and on, that I have no choice other than to score it highly. I will be watching it again the same way I watch Cabin in the Woods and Tucker and Dale vs Evil - to have fun while laughing at incredible dark comedy. 



Score for Ready or Not



9/10



Spoilers for Ready or Not



The movie starts with Daniel (the
brother) helping to kill a guy in the family house. To be precise, a guy is
clearly trying to run away from other adults, and the child Daniel outs him to
everyone. They then drag the man to his doom in the “family only” room.



The Family



The family
is made up of a bunch of rich people stereotypes, all of whom have a biting dry
wit, and plenty of personal foibles. There is the:



Overweight brother-in-lawMenacing auntCoked up sisterUnbearable rich kidsMan-in-charge fatherWoman-in-charge-of-man-in-charge motherUnenthusiastic but well-meaning brotherCome-from-the-streets sister-in-law



Alex
explains to Grace that they play a game at midnight, and it could be chess or
checkers, or any game, but you don’t have to win, you just have to play. 



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I would
like to take a minute to point out that the family name that she is marrying
into is Le Domas - which you may know is French for, “The Dumbass”. 



Hide and Seek Begins



They funnel