Ready or Not
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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.
What critics thought
Critics largely embraced Ready or Not as a sharply crafted genre entertainment, praising its class-warfare satire and Samara Weaving's breakout lead performance. The gap between the critics' strong approval and the more muted audience reception suggests the film's darkly comic tone and anti-establishment edge landed better with reviewers than with general crowds. There's little real dissent in the written reviews — the debate, such as it is, runs between those who see it as pure crowd-pleasing fun and those who find genuine cultural commentary beneath the carnage.
“This deliciously diabolical sophomore feature, which hails from the resourceful low-budget trio known as Radio Silence, represents a departure for indie distributor Fox Searchlight, which has a real winner on its hands—that rare Get Out–like horror movie capable of delivering superficial diversion alongside deep cultural critique.”
Peter Debruge·Variety
“The real fun in Ready or Not comes from the ways it subverts its time-tested story, balancing wry commentary and straightforward horror in its portrait of fumbling arrogance and curdled privilege.”
David Sims·The Atlantic
“wickedly entertaining from start to finish, and painted with enough fresh personality to resolve into something more than the sum of its parts.”
David Ehrlich·IndieWire
“Come for the crossbows, etc., and to watch Weaving's star be born in real time; stay for the socio-economic lessons and sweet, sweet revenge.”
Leah Greenblatt·Entertainment Weekly
Genres
Action, Comedy, Horror
Cast & Crew
Matt Bettinelli-OlpinDirector
Tyler GillettDirector
Samara WeavingGrace
Adam BrodyDaniel
Mark O'BrienAlex
Henry CzernyTony
Andie MacDowellBecky
Melanie ScrofanoEmilie
Kristian BruunFitch
Elyse LevesqueCharity
Nicky GuadagniAunt Helene
John RalstonStevens
Liam MacDonaldGeorgie
Ethan TavaresGabe
Brian TylerComposer
Guy BusickWriter
R. Christopher MurphyWriter
Brett JutkiewiczCinematographyFrom the studio
Ready or Not
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.
What critics thought
Critics largely embraced Ready or Not as a sharply crafted genre entertainment, praising its class-warfare satire and Samara Weaving's breakout lead performance. The gap between the critics' strong approval and the more muted audience reception suggests the film's darkly comic tone and anti-establishment edge landed better with reviewers than with general crowds. There's little real dissent in the written reviews — the debate, such as it is, runs between those who see it as pure crowd-pleasing fun and those who find genuine cultural commentary beneath the carnage.
“This deliciously diabolical sophomore feature, which hails from the resourceful low-budget trio known as Radio Silence, represents a departure for indie distributor Fox Searchlight, which has a real winner on its hands—that rare Get Out–like horror movie capable of delivering superficial diversion alongside deep cultural critique.”
Peter Debruge·Variety
“The real fun in Ready or Not comes from the ways it subverts its time-tested story, balancing wry commentary and straightforward horror in its portrait of fumbling arrogance and curdled privilege.”
David Sims·The Atlantic
“wickedly entertaining from start to finish, and painted with enough fresh personality to resolve into something more than the sum of its parts.”
David Ehrlich·IndieWire
“Come for the crossbows, etc., and to watch Weaving's star be born in real time; stay for the socio-economic lessons and sweet, sweet revenge.”
Leah Greenblatt·Entertainment Weekly
Genres
Action, Comedy, Horror
Cast & Crew
Matt Bettinelli-OlpinDirectorTyler GillettDirectorSamara WeavingGraceAdam BrodyDanielMark O'BrienAlexHenry CzernyTonyAndie MacDowellBeckyMelanie ScrofanoEmilieKristian BruunFitchElyse LevesqueCharityNicky GuadagniAunt HeleneJohn RalstonStevensLiam MacDonaldGeorgieEthan TavaresGabeBrian TylerComposerGuy BusickWriterR. Christopher MurphyWriterBrett JutkiewiczCinematographyFrom the studio
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