You're Next (2011)
Rated R
Starring Sharni Vinson, Nicholas Tucci, AJ Bowen, Wendy Glenn, Joe Swanberg, Rob Moran, Barbara Crampton
Directed by Adam Wingard
The Story:
Paul and Aubrey Davison (Moran & Crampton) have all of their children and their significant others come home to celebrate their wedding anniversary, but things take a scary turn when masked evil-doers begin picking off the family members, one by one.
What's going on, and what do these masked men want?
You'll have to watch to find out!!
So yesterday, I reviewed a thriller that wasn't very thrilling, and compared that disappointment to a comedy that isn't funny.
Don't forget to add to that list of disappointments, horror movies that aren't that scary.
You're Next fills that bill perfectly.
Now, if you've never, ever, in the history of horror movies ever watched a scary movie, you might like this one.
If, however, you've waded into the bloody waters of horror movies ever before, you'll find this one to be poorly laid out and laughably acted by nearly the entire cast.
You'll figure out whodunit, and why, long before the reveal comes.
In fact, the reveal comes so slowly and poorly resolved later, that you'll have come up with at least a dozen, better, alternatives for this film. :)
The one exception is our "Final Girl", Sharni Vinson who is about the only redeeming quality to the entire film.
It's on her efforts alone that I don't fail this one.
But man, I really wanted to.
Final Grade: C-
