If the comic payoff had been better, I’d have cautiously recommended this for adults with a macabre sense of humor and a resistance to violence and profanity, but without a lot of good jokes, I find it hard to recommend it at all. This is not a film for the squeamish or easily upset because, honestly, there’s a lot to be upset by. If any of that sounds unpleasant to you, it’s going to look a lot worse on a 30-foot-tall screen. From the graphic violence, substance abuse, and constant profanity to the fact that the antagonists are, semi-involuntarily, Satan-worshippers, there’s a lot to be concerned with. The content issues in Ready or Not are, undeniably, many. Henry Czerny and Andie MacDowell, playing Alex’s parents, are superb and bring a few decent laughs where they are desperately needed. She has a unique scream as well, so I’d be surprised if she doesn’t get drafted into more horror movies after this. Samara Weaving is especially watchable, playing a woman who is both exceptionally resilient and terrified. That’s not to say the performances aren’t good. It’s not that the movie isn’t funny: it is, but in more of a dry, ironic style than in a side-splitting laugh-out-loud way. Maybe some wires got crossed somewhere, but there’s too much horror/thriller, which doesn’t leave enough time for comedy. Unfortunately, while the movie delivers the dark in spades, it seems a little restrained with the comedy. I’m a big fan of dark comedies, and this looked both dark and hysterical. I was optimistic about this movie after I saw the trailer a few months back. Grace has to survive ‘til dawn, and hope the family dysfunction is enough to let her escape… What Grace doesn’t know is that the family patriarch in generations past entered into a deal with the devil, and every now and then, the family is required to sacrifice one of their own. Grace will have to hide in their mansion until dawn or lose the game…and her life. An opportunity comes right after the wedding, when, as part of an old tradition, the family gathers to play a game at the stroke of midnight. Alex assures her that his family is just standoffish and traditional, and they’ll warm up to her one they get to know her better. So spike your eggnog, grab your coziest blanket, and settle in for hundreds of hours of festive frolicking with our ranking of 101 of Lifetime's best Christmas movies of all time.Grace (Samara Weaving) and Alex (Mark O’Brien) are getting married, but Grace is worried that Alex’s family doesn’t want her around. From Lifetime favorites like Melissa Joan Hart, Vanessa Lachey, Tia Mowry, and Tatyana Ali, to endearing performances by members of the One Tree Hill cast, Lifetime has upped its game once again to create a truly unbelievable slate of Christmas fun. Each year sees more busy executives give up their careers after hooking up with their high-school crushes under the mistletoe than ever before. Every year, the network rolls out a whole host of soon-to-be holiday classics, reuniting the cast members of all of your favorite TV shows, and making viewers everywhere believe in magic.įollowing a tried and true formula, the classic Lifetime holiday fare so often follows a bright young woman on her journey to find the “true meaning of Christmas.” Of course, there's always an obstacle to overcome along the way, such as trying to save the beloved town inn from closing or realizing a lifelong dream of opening a bakery. While Netflix has come in strong on the Christmas movie game, Lifetime remains the OG when it comes to festive content.
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