Ready or Not Movie Review

Movie Analysis & Review

Ready or Not, released on 21 August 2019, is an Horror, Comedy film (Released) with a runtime of 95 minutes. Produced by Mythology Entertainment, Vinson Films, Fox Searchlight Pictures, Radio Silence in United States of America. Directed by Matt Bettinelli-Olpin, the movie features performances by Samara Weaving, Adam Brody, Mark O’Brien, Henry Czerny, Andie MacDowell, Melanie Scrofano, Kristian Bruun, Elyse Levesque. The film had a budget of $6.0 million and grossed $57.6 million.
Plot Summary: A young bride’s wedding night turns into her worst nightmare when her ridiculously rich in-laws force her to play a gruesome game of hide-and-seek.

Cast and Crew

Cast: Samara Weaving, Adam Brody, Mark O’Brien, Henry Czerny, Andie MacDowell, Melanie Scrofano, Kristian Bruun, Elyse Levesque
Crew: Bas Reitsma (Stunt Driver), Duncan McLeod (Stunts), Darren Marsman (Stunts), Edward A. Queffelec (Stunts), Ashley Shields-Muir (Unit Production Manager), Bradley Greaves (Art Direction), Stephanie Collins (Assistant Art Director), Laura Hokstad (Assistant Art Director)
Director: Matt Bettinelli-Olpin

Overview of Ready or Not

Release Date: 2019-08-21
Runtime: 95 min
Genres: Horror, Comedy
Status: Released
Budget: $6,000,000
Revenue: $57,600,000
Production: Mythology Entertainment, Vinson Films, Fox Searchlight Pictures, Radio Silence
Countries: United States of America
Certification (IN): N/A
OTT Providers: N/A
Keywords: escape, ritual, marriage, satanism, gore, pact with the devil, wealth, murder, wedding, game, exploding body, wedding dress, satanic cult, death game, absurd, frightened, horrified
External: IMDB

Story & Plot

A young bride's wedding night turns into her worst nightmare when her ridiculously rich in-laws force her to play a gruesome game of hide-and-seek.

Trailer

Reviews

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Once again, I didn’t know anything going into the theater regarding this movie. In fact, Ready or Not wasn’t even on my watchlist until the beginning of this week. I thought it was just going to be a passable and cheap horror …

Stephen Campbell: **_An entertaining horror-comedy that takes aim at the decadence and insularity of the 1%_**

>_So distribution should undo excess,/And each man have enough._

– William Shakespeare; _His True Chronicle Historie of the life and death of King Lear, and his three Daughters. With the vnfortunate li…

SWITCH.: ‘Ready or Not’ doesn’t sport as many laughs as you'd want for this ridiculous story, nor is it dark enough to be a true horror; it's just gory and violent with the occasional jump scare and anxiety-ridden scene. So while it doesn’t meet expectations or desires, it’s still a fun, thrilling, wicked ro…

JPV852: Fun little horror-thriller-(dark)comedy that was entertaining enough and features a great performance from Samara Weaving, who has similar command of the scene like her uncle. Story-wise, not groundbreaking but as someone who generally doesn't enjoy dark comedies, this one worked for me. **3.5/5**

Gimly: I've never kept it secret that I have a personal issue with Samara Weaving, but I try to keep things like that out of my mind, and, even though I know it's impossible to be truly objective about something as subjective as art, at least attempt to be **impartial**. And bearing that in mind, _Ready or…

Kamurai: Fantastic watch, will watch again, and do recommend.

This is such a great crazy, survivalist premise: an average lady that just wants to marry her man gets served up into a human hunting game, and she's a bad ass. Samara Weaving nails every aspect of this role. I did recognize a couple other ac…

Repo Jack: The excellent Samara Weaving is the antithesis of a scream queen. With kick-ass roles in "The Babysitter," "Mayhem," and "Guns Akimbo," she is vying with Harley Quinn as the "vixen" of modern cinema. An outrageous story with just the right balance of camp and horror, "Ready or Not" is a fun romp thr…

Menticide: ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Good solid entertainment. Nothing really special, or twisty, but a great execution (unfortunately rare these days). This is how movies like Boss Level or Wrath of Man should've been made.

* Short runtime ✅
* Never slows down ✅

CinemaSerf: When "Grace" (Samara Weaving) marries "Alex" (Mark O'Brien) she thinks it will be the happiest day of her life. Gathered at his family's sprawling mansion, the ceremony is followed by a small dinner at which "Tony" (Henry Czerny) announces that it is traditional on such occasions to play a game. A g…

Martha: Drawn out to absurdity… Predictable and long winded.

The Movie Mob: **In a world of remakes, Ready or Not brings a bold new take on fun old horror.**

It’s no wonder Ready Or Not’s directing duo was asked to take over the Scream franchise. This film has Scream’s dark humor dripping from every kill, every snarky one-liner, and every fully embraced horror trope. Rea…

Filipe Manuel Neto: **The evil of money, a brutal carnage and a marriage for love in a movie of ups and downs.**

How many times we, common contributors, do not think of the hypothetical dark side that would like to exist in those rich families of business, politics and the arts? For many people, envy is very natural…

r96sk: What to think about this one…

I'm not totally sure how I view <em>'Ready or Not'</em>. There are elements to it that I love, things I would've liked to have played differently and one bit that I kinda hated. I'll start with the big positives: Samara Weaving and the visual of Samara Weaving. How…

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