 Thanks for checking out this movie review video So this is for the 2019 release ready or not which it's a film I've heard a lot about a lot of people included it in their top 10 films of 2019 I actually saw I think a person or two who put it in their top 10 top 10 or 20 or whatever best horror films of the 2010s which I wouldn't agree with that, but it is good maybe 2019 actually. Yes, 2019 and the top 10 most likely So let me get into it. Oh, I will say I'm not doing spoilers for this review since it just came out last year I know there are a lot of people who still have to go see it So you can watch this review The only thing there will be kind of spoilery is I will talk about anything that's been in the trailers Like I may hint at things that the trailers are already Revealed and some thematic stuff, but it's not gonna ruin the film for you at all Especially if you've already seen the trailer So this was directed by Matt Bettolini open and Tyler Gillette who have done a film called devils do They also did a short on the V8 one of the VHS Movies Anthologies and that also a short for the southbound anthology and I've seen the VHS one I haven't seen southbound and I haven't seen their show movie devils do But after seeing this I kind of want to their directing is good. I'll say that It's written by guide Busek and our Christopher Murphy They have mainly just done like TV stuff that they've written a few episodes of stand against evil Which is a show I have not yet seen but I've heard good things about kind of in the same vein as ash versus evil dead So I definitely want to check it out plus as John C. McGinley in it who I really like and they've also done some episodes of castle rock which Castle rock is good. I haven't seen season two yet, but season one was really good really dig it So Samara weaving is the main character in this That's the actress who plays the main character on this and I like her quite a bit. I love her acting I think she does an outstanding job. So pretty much if you tell me here's a new horror film Samara weavings in it. I'm gonna be like gotta see it. I'm definitely gonna do it So this this title just adds to that list of ones that I like So she's been in the babysitter which I really really liked and even more so the movie mayhem Which is on shutter. I think it's a shutter exclusive so Make sure you check out mayhem on there her acting is just she does such a good job with her acting I really really dig how she how she does it and pretty demanding roles too So the budget on this film was about six million dollars and it ended up making 57.4. So awesome. It's profitable Love it. Love to see horror movies that are Well done. There's a lot put into them good script good directing acting all that I love to see those actually make money in the theaters because then it means we can get more of that And that's one of the big things about going to the theaters. I mean Obviously, I didn't make it to the theater for this. So I wanted to I just didn't have the time But I need to make more time for doing things like that So they take an approach of showing a clip from the past in the beginning that makes you kind of wonder What's going on unless you've actually seen it in the unless you've actually seen the trailer? This is one of those things where like trailers kind of ruin things a lot of the time because They we've gotten to a point in society where the trailers just show you a lot and there are certain movies I've seen trailers for and I say I don't feel like I need to see that movie now because I got like the full story in the two minute or two and a half minute trailer and Not interested anymore. This movie was not one of them because I knew there'd be more to it but the beginning sequence kind of doesn't matter all that much if you've seen the trailer because It's supposed to give you this. Oh my gosh. What's going on? But if you've seen the trailer, you already know what that's hinting at basically But you know not to say that this is a totally straightforward film and that everything's ruined if you've seen the trailer Because it's not there are a bunch of cool surprises in it Thankfully and I was wondering like is this just gonna be straightforward or are they going to throw some twists and turns in there? And have fun with it and they definitely did that they twisted and turned and had some fun and I appreciated that It's cool to see Andy McDowell again. I haven't seen her since Groundhog day, which is an awesome film love Bill Murray and she did a really good job in this She was one of my favorite parts of the film acting lies She was awesome. So like I said just good again to see her There's a Victorian house that's used a lot in this very well Victorian era house And it looks cool. It's a really good setting for a horror film This is one of the things I'm really into is when I come across a horror film that has an interesting setting And this Victorian house is a very interesting setting. It's set kind of present day, but it feels Much older because of not only the setting that they use but also a lot of the music that they use is a lot older and feel And actually in actuality older And that's one of the things to say like the soundtrack to this is pretty well done And they actually have moments in it where they use Silence To great effect not as much as I probably would want Because if you've been watching my reviews, you know, I love it when silence is used well in horror films And they have a few of those moments in this. I just wish they would have used it Maybe a little bit more, but it was good You can sense that the movie is not straightforward from the start of it. There's kind of um It's one of those things again where it's like If you've seen the trailer it kind of messes up the the dynamic going on in the beginning with a bunch of the characters So you see how it was kind of written one way to make you think that Something benign is going on, but it's not but once again if you've seen the trailer, you know that so you're going through it and being like Oh, I see where this is kind of like a double speak moment where like it's presented like this, but it kind of means this So once again the trailer kind of screws that up As most people could probably tell from the trailer It's a twist on the old story the most dangerous game And that's cool. Like I like it when films take very old stories and they update them They have some cool twists to them. That's fine with me What I don't like is when they take an old story and do nothing new with it and make it very uninteresting Now this is a film Conceptually that could have been very boring very blah very whatever But I think the script writing came really came together And that's where the the the biggest thing the biggest Plus is for this because if there wasn't good script writing you could do everything you wanted with the acting the directing whatever It was not going to matter because it's an old story. So people just would have been bored with it This could have been a real I rolling film it really could have but they did a really good job with the script Like I said and one of the biggest things is which I was going to talk about next on here There's really good dark comedy moments in it and in my opinion that is what makes the film work If that dark comedy was not in here It wouldn't be nearly as good because there's also a lot of things that are kind of ridiculous or over the top that You then it just accept because it's funny and When they do the comedic moments, also if you've been watching a bunch of my reviews You know, I always say that you know comedy is hard to get right Mixture wise in in the horror genre and I feel like here They did a really good job kind of bringing that all together and putting it inappropriately and actually making the comedic moments Legitimately funny. That's another thing. There are plenty of times in films not just horror Where it'll be like, oh, this is supposed to be funny. This is supposed to be funny And it's just not funny But in this film every moment they were trying to be funny They were legitimately funny and that's awesome and it adds A level of fun to the film which you needed for this concept You need that level of comedy. You need that level of fun to it in order for it to actually work And like I said, that's the strength of the film. That's why it works because of that levity that's brought on by the comedic moments And there are some really like I kind of laugh like I watch this by myself And I laughed out loud at a little bit of it, which is a huge thing for me I don't laugh out loud by myself unless it's really funny and there's some really funny stuff Um, my favorite funny moment people who have already seen it will know what I'm talking about There's a scene in a car that is with with the main character Samara. Uh, Samara weaving's main character Uh, very funny. That was my my favorite comedic moment of the film There's also a really good one where it's kind of a reoccurring thing with one of the characters who Is kind of a klutz if you know what I mean in regards to what's going on in the film and That was really funny as well. So I yeah quite liked it So as you can tell from the trailer, it's just one big chase scene really this film I mean if you've seen the trailer, you know that it's it's gonna be one big chase scene. It is one big chase scene It's like the most dangerous game But it's about what they do during the chase to keep people's interest and like I said the comedy is a huge Component of that that keeps you interested But also, um, how they keep the tension up and part of that is the music versus not using music And part of it is, you know, just throwing moments at you that are not Super predictable and they do a good job with that So, uh, or talked about that one the death scenes are are not particularly good in this film to be honest That they're not really inventive or cool or interesting Except when there's a comedic element Uh rolled into it. So that's another thing that comes into play with Needing the comedy for this film to work a bunch of the death scenes if you didn't have the comedic moments there People would just be like, oh, okay. Like there's a very uninventive straightforward. Whatever death scene But they roll a comedic element into it and then it's fun and then it's interesting and then you laugh at it And then it works it it becomes so much more When you have the comedy to the death scene versus just playing it straight in this and you would just be like Seeing it before boring. Whatever. Let's move on So I love that aspect of it One of the characters ends up not really making sense in this though By the end, uh, and it has to do with the fact that they have some value and motivation changes That seem kind of abrupt and to not really make sense with the context of the rest of the film It does become more of a minor thing because I guess in the grand scheme It doesn't matter that much, but it was just kind of a weird thing to me I didn't really think they needed to take it that direction with that particular character. They could have Made the character continue to make sense because the character makes sense throughout all the changes In the film until the very end and then it doesn't make sense for who that character is What their values are and what their motivations have been it's I understand There's there's a moment that's kind of supposed to be a catalyst for that individual Um having to do with that change that I feel like doesn't make sense, but it's still It's a stretch. It's a real big stretch in my opinion So I just didn't like that little portion. Uh, and then I put for the end of it There's a fantastically funny and gory ending to this film that I did not see coming I mean I saw the potential of a version of it coming But I didn't know that they would make it as gory and as funny as they did And that's what I loved like I I loved the ending for that reason. It could have been a very stupid boring drool ending to it, but The comedy once again the comedy and in in concert with the over-the-top gore Very pleasing ending for that reason Uh acting is quite good in this film. The directing is quite good in this film Like I said the music is good the script writing is quite good taking something that could have been so boring but really dressing it up Um And then there were some thematic things because people might some people might see this film and be like Oh, it's relatively straightforward. It's just supposed to be fun. There are some themes at play here though There's a commentary on the disgusting personality of the rich That drives them to do whatever they think they have to in order to maintain their wealth and their stature Or status and um, I think they really drive that home and you know, you may not be looking for it But a kind of it's very there. It's not like in the forefront. It's not subtext. It's it's very In your face and they have some conversations amongst characters that hint at these themes or Drive pretty hard at the themes to be to be honest. There's a conversation that highlights how the rich hold Hold to the rules until they decide it's not actually convenient for them And then they have this thought of oh, well, you know, I'm rich. I have status in society I could really break these rules if I wanted to just because this isn't convenient for me anymore So thinking about breaking these rules and there probably won't actually be any consequences for that because I'm rich I can get whatever I want and that's a legitimate issue within our society. Obviously That people who are rich can do a lot more and get away with a lot more than they can It shouldn't be that way. But disgustingly it is that way And that's one of the points that this film kind of drives that So I I enjoyed that And then there's also a theme of having free will to go your own way to kind of break away from what Your intended path in life is just because your family is a certain way doesn't mean you have to be the same way And that happens, you know, that's not just rolled into being rich versus being not being rich It has to do with the environment you're brought into the expectations of your family traditions all that type of stuff When you grow up you become a can become a free thinker and hopefully you do And that means you don't have to go along with whatever your family is doing Especially if you end up not agreeing with what they're doing So Those are all the themes that play in this film. I as you can tell I enjoyed the film I I had a good time with that. I really did like it. So I was Let me get to my rating. So out of five stars with half stars in play. I was going to give it a three Until the ending happened the way it did and then I was like, you know what that's enough to bump it to a three and a half So I'm gonna give it a three and a half stars. That is a good quite good rating for these reviews that I do So if you haven't seen ready or not make sure you check it out Do me a quick favor though. Hit that subscribe if you can if you like any of the videos I do Including this one that's your way to pay me back because it keeps me motivated Put some comments down there if you've seen the film or if you just want to talk horror Because I love to do that That's why I do the channel and you can give me a thumbs up Especially if you're already subscribed just give me a thumbs up to let me know you're still there and watching That can help me out and then thank you for checking this out. So until next time keep it brutal