![]() ![]() Unwittingly, she selects “Hide And Seek,” not knowing that the family plays it a little differently. After the ceremony, the entire family gathers at their lush mansion estate so that Grace can take part in a Le Domas wedding tradition: playing a random game at midnight. Those plot similarities may raise awareness for Ready Or Not, although it’s uncertain if that attention will translate to significant box office.Īs the story begins, Grace (Weaving) is preparing to marry Alex Le Domas (Mark O’Brien), the sensitive prodigal son of a wealthy, snooty family led by icy mother Becky (Andie MacDowell) and pompous father Tony (Henry Czerny). The film will probably inspire numerous comparisons to The Hunt, the Universal thriller which the studio recently axed from its release schedule in the wake of mass shootings in the US. Lacking major stars, this genre offering will lean heavily on its Most Dangerous Game-like premise to court viewers. Ready Or Not hits US theatres August 21, with a UK release planned for September 27. What we’re left with is some nifty cinematic gamesmanship which is not as politically astute as it thinks it is. Samara Weaving is volcanic as a young woman who must fight for her life on her wedding night once she enters into a deadly contest of “Hide And Seek” with her twisted in-laws, but although directors Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett do a good job executing tense suspense sequences, neither the satire nor the setup is particularly convincing. Here comes the bride, tryin’ to stay alive, in Ready Or Not, a cheeky, brutal horror-thriller from Fox Searchlight that ends up closely resembling the rich family at its centre: a tad empty and soulless. Dirs: Matt Bettinelli-Olpin & Tyler Gillett. ![]()
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