Directors: Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett
Starring: Samara Weaving, Adam Brody, Andie MacDowell
Running Time: 95 minutes
Synopsis: The Le Domas family accumulated their wealth in the game industry, after their ancestor encountered a mysterious benefactor. As young boys, Daniel and Alex Le Domas are traumatized by a violent game of Hide and Seek at the family mansion. 30 years later, innocent outsider Grace (Samara Weaving) marries Alex (Mark O'Brien) despite warnings about his family's weirdness. Sure enough, her wedding night is interrupted by a potentially deadly tradition.
What Works Well: The combination of cheeky humour and outright horror redefines the unease of being the misfit within a wealthy family most interested in protecting secrets and traditions. A bride's leap of faith is transformed into a survival nightmare filled with close escapes, corpses, lots of blood, uncertainty about who to trust, and moments of acidic humour, all set in the traditional horror milieu of a spooky mansion. The Le Domas family is enlivened by Alex's mother Becky (Andie MacDowell), brother Daniel (Adam Brody), and unhinged aunt Helene (Nicky Guadagni).
What Does Not Work As Well: This is a pure romp, neither promising nor delivering any depth. Grace's friends and family are conspicuous by their complete absence, and the profanity is carried to excessive levels.
Key Quote:
Alex: So at midnight, you have to play a game.
Grace: Why?...
Alex: It's just something we do when someone new joins the family.
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