Ready or Not is a gruesomely funny thriller that will have you rolling with laughter from start to finish. Grace (Samara Weaving) is set to marry the love of her life, Alex (Mark O’Brien). From the start, she has the inclination his family really doesn’t like her. From his creepy Aunt Helene (Nicky Guadagni) to his alcoholic brother Daniel (Adam Brody), Grace hopes to win them all over and be a part of the Le Domas family.

Little does she know that her new husband’s gaming tycoon family has a little secret. At midnight on her wedding night, Grace learns she has to play a game to be inducted into the family. It could be anything chess, old maid, checkers, but the game Grace draws, hide and seek, is the worst of all. Grace slowly learns this game of hide and seek is like no other, and that she must do ANYTHING to survive her crazy new in-laws till dawn.

Even though Ready or Not has some amazing actors such as Andie MacDowell as Becky and Henry Czerny as Tony, Samara Weaving, and Nicky Guadagni are the standouts in this movie. Ready or Not is pegged as horror, mystery, thriller, but it really isn’t scary. Yes, a few things go bump in the night and there is a lot of gore, but the writers (Guy Busick and Ryan Murphy) and directors (Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett) do such a great job interjecting comedy into just the right places that all tense moments are alleviated in seconds. Ready or Not will leave you rooting for the heroine and possibly never wanting to play hide and seek again. Haha! Ready or Not is Rated R. It has a lot of violence, blood, language, and some drugs. Not for children. Great movie all around. This non-horror film lover would see it again. I give it an A. Ready or Not opens on 08/21/2019. (R. Barry)