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Dealing with in-laws has never been easy. “Ready or Not” (2019)

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directed by Matt Bettinelli-Oplin & Tyler Gillett
© 2019 Fox Searchlight Pictures. All Rights Reserved.

I’m back after some time. Unfortunately I had some health problems, but I’m glad to be writing for you again. From now on you may expect my recommendations from Monday to Friday, as it’s difficult for me to keep writing everyday. I hope you understand. And today I’m back to you with a very unusual comedy that really made my day. We follow two young people who are about to get married – Grace and Alex (Samara Weaving & Mark O’Brien). During the wedding, Grace gets to meet Alex’s whole family, who are quite specific and incredibly wealthy. After the ceremony, the woman finds out about a strange tradition that they all have: every new member in their family has to draw one card from a secret box. When Grace draws “Hide and Seek” card, everyone’s in shock as this is very rare. Still, as the tradition says, they need to play this game. Grace needs to hide and the rest of the family will be looking for her in the huge mansion. Odd? Yeah, not something you would expect to be doing during your wedding night, right? Especially since your in-laws are seeking you with lovely old-fashioned weapons in their hands… At first I thought it would be just a cringy production to watch while constantly checking my phone. But the longer I was watching, the more I liked its form and the last line of this film made me laugh so hard. Maybe it’s not a comedy for everyone, but the idea was good, the actors did very well, the dialogues were funny, so I’m totally buying it. Check it out and see if you laugh at the end as well.

My rating: 7/10
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It’s not another nerdy romance. “Guns Akimbo” (2019)

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directed by Jason Lei Howden
© 2019 Madman Entertainment. All Rights Reserved.

I’d wanted to see this film since the day I saw its trailer. I normally don’t watch many action films, because they are like copy-paste. But this one seemed different. And surprisingly, as a person who doesn’t enjoy action films, I rated it higher than most people. Perhaps it’s just me, but I think it’s a very fresh production and certain jokes are definitely not for everyone. I mean, they are not laughing at farting or calling someone a “dick”, but for example: how to open a door if both of your hands are… attached to guns. Okay, it’s maybe strange, but I, personally, had a huge laugh at that. Anyway, the film is very much entertaining and Harry Potter is amazing in it. Yeah, I know, Daniel will be Harry forever, it’s settled. However, I have to tell you that I highly respect him for his other roles. I mean, he actually IS a great actor, and I’m not joking right now. Today’s film is a perfect proof for that. And if you’re a fan of “Black Mirror” series, I bet you will enjoy the story as well. Everything is happening in the future where a gang called Skizm has created some kind of a game, which is about live-streaming people killing each other in real life. Sound fun? Oh well, say hello to the probable future. Anyway, there are millions who watch their videos, so the gang is quite popular. However, the main character is Miles Lee Harris (Daniel Radcliffe), who has nothing to do with Skizm. He’s a nerdy computer programmer who loves trolling people on the Internet, especially Skizm, because he doesn’t like the idea of their live-streaming. One day, the gang comes to his place, drugs him and when Miles wakes up, he notices guns bolted to his hands. Soon he finds out that he’s in the game and his task is to kill another player, Nix (Samara Weaving). If he doesn’t do it, he dies. If he runs away from the town, he dies. If he gets killed by Nix, he dies. So basically, there’s a huge possibility that Miles may die. And it’s great he has the two guns, but how can he even try to kill anyone if he struggles to put this pants on? Honestly, the description may sound ridiculous, but the film really is entertaining and not clichéd at all. Considering the ending, I really wish to see next parts.

My rating: 7/10
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