Ready or Not release date, trailer, review

Ready or Not release date, trailer, review

If you are a fan of horror films, Ready or Not film is perhaps one of the best movies to watch. The 2019 American comedy horror movie features a newly-wed woman (Samara Weaving) taking part in a hide and seek game that turns her wedding night to horrifying and violent scenes. How did it end for the bride?

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The young bride is forced into the game by her in-laws and what follows are a series of events that leaves everyone fighting for their survival. Ready or Not is one of the top horror films to look out for this year, only if you can withstand the horrifying and bloody scenes in it.

Ready or Not

Who are the people behind the creativity in the movie? Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett are the directors of the film, written by Guy Busick and R. Christopher Murphy. The producers are James Vanderbilt, Tripp Vinson, William Sherak, and Bradley J. Fischer. The executive producers are Tara Farney, Chad Villella, Daniel Bekerman and Tracey Nyberg.

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Ready or Not release date

You may be wondering whether the movie is out and how to watch it. Good news is that the film is now in theatres following its official release on August 21, 2019. You can now buy a ticket in your local theatre to watch the horror masterpiece that is doing well in Box Office.

The film grossed around $1.5 million in its opening day in Box Office, ranking it second behind Good Boys. More than 2,000 theatres are also expected to play the Fox film on August 23, 2019, which is a good sign for the horror film.

Ready or Not cast

After starring in other horror movies like The Babysitter (2017), Mayhem (2017), and American comedy horror TV series Ash vs Evil Dead (2015-2018), Samara Weaver returns as the lead character in Ready or Not 2019 movie. Weaver, acting as Grace in the film, is the bride who mysteriously becomes the target of her new family shortly after the wedding.

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Joining her in the cast is Mark O'Brien as Alex Le Domas and also the bridegroom. Some of the movie casts include:

  • Adam Brody – Daniel
  • Mark O'Brien – Alex Le Domas
  • Henry Czerny – Tony Le Domas
  • Andie MacDowell – Becky
  • Melanie Scrofano – Emilie
  • Kristian Bruun – Fitch
  • Nicky Guadagni Nicky Guadagni – Aunt Helene
  • Elyse Levesque Elyse Levesque – Charity Le Domas

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Ready or Not trailer

The official trailer was released on FoxSearchlight YouTube channel and published on June 17, 2019. You can also watch it on Film Trailer Zone YouTube channel. Samara, in her white dress, is happy and jovial at the beginning and delighted to join a new family.

After the ceremony, she is invited in a traditional hide and seek family game that later turns tragic. Samara derails the attempts of her in-laws to make a ritual out of her by fighting back to save herself as briefed in the 2 minutes 31 seconds teaser.

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Ready or Not trailer
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Movie review

Horror enthusiasts will probably agree that the film's plot and set-up meet the expectations of a horror genre. The drama, tension and scary scenes are some of the primary contributors to the good ratings of the film and the historic performance on an opening day in Box Office.

The R-rated movie also managed to get high ratings in several sites, which are:

  • The horror film managed a whopping 7.3/10 average ratings on IMDb.
  • On Rotten Tomatoes, the R-rated film garnered an overall rating of 91%.
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What do reviewers say about the film? Here are some of the reviews by people on Rotten Tomatoes:

  • Sara Michelle Fetters – This is a masterfully entertaining game of subterfuge, innuendo, romance and survival where the ultimate winners are the viewers who bought themselves a ticket to see it get played.
  • Carolyn Mauricette – I was not ready for Ready or Not, but I was definitely pleasantly surprised. The film was all action, all suspense, gorier than you'd think, and a lot of fun.
  • Michael O'Sullivan – The style of acting would, at a sporting event, merely be called shouting.
  • Scout Tafoya – The film is charismatic and thrilling enough to bypass its shortcomings.
  • Randy Cordova – This isn't a great horror movie so much as a fun thrill ride.
  • Rendy Jones – Ready or Not achieves at being a thrilling game to watch.

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Ready or Not promises to be an entertaining movie judging by the high ratings it has received. What do you think about the film? Did it meet your expectations of a horror genre?

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Adrianna Simwa (Lifestyle writer) Adrianna Simwa is a content writer at Legit.ng where she has worked since mid-2022. She has written for many periodicals on a variety of subjects, including news, celebrities, and lifestyle, for more than three years. She has worked for The Hoth, The Standard Group and Triple P Media. Adrianna graduated from Nairobi University with a Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) in 2020. In 2023, Simwa finished the AFP course on Digital Investigation Techniques. You can reach her through her email: adriannasimwa@gmail.com