Michael's Movie Grade: B-
This horror-comedy sequel is over-the-top, gory and a lot of fun.
Ready or Not was not exactly the type of movie that needed a sequel. However, if there was going to be a sequel, I am glad it was one as fun as this. This film up the ante on both the stakes and the gore. In fact, this movie delights in its over-the-top gore. Yet this is exactly the kind of gore that I like. The movie provides the type of gore that is too cartoon-y and over-the-top that it is hard to actually be grossed out, but it instead just becomes part of the silly fun. This is perfect for a movie like this that always has its tongue firmly in its cheek. Speaking about this the movie is often quite funny. I won't say that I was laughing out loud through the whole thing but the moments that made me laugh, really cracked me up.
Still the heart of this movie comes from the relationship between the first movie's protagonist Grace (Samara Weaving) and her sister Faith (Kathryn Newton). Though the sibling drama can get a little repetitive at times, it could also be quite touching at others. This relationship brought an emotional core to an over-the-top film about satanists trying to kill Grace to gain power over the whole world. What really makes it work though is the chemistry between Samara Weaving and Kathryn Newton. These two always feel like real siblings and the play off each other extremely well, whether the scene calls for comedy, sibling drama or bloody action.
For the first two acts this movie is quite unpredictable with some very good surprises. However, in the final act, there is a twist that makes everything that comes after extremely predictable. Also, with this being a horror-comedy, there are no moments here that are actually scary. I have seen kids movies that are scarier than this.
Not a perfect movie but still a lot of fun.
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