You're Next

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First time viewed: Yes
Current Release: Yes
Watched With: Therese, Aaron, Kate, Belinda

After 2 years on the festival circuit, Adam Wingard's indie horror film finally gets a release. Actually this is the first film of his that has gotten a cinema release, if you don't include his segment in The ABC's of Death that screened once here at a festival. Here we see a typical home invasion suspense but not everything goes according to plan.

The set up is a little awkward, not in the god way, but once we get the whole cast together at the dinner table things get awkward in the good way. Very funny scenes and wonderfully despicable characters you can't wait to see get killed off.

The cast are full of familiar faces from the creative teams previous works, many of them directors and writers themselves. And then there's Australian Sharni Vinson who holds her own against the intruders.

It's a very simple and contained story and while some of the acting is a bit clunky I did love some of the gags and there's enough humour to make this an extremely fun horror experience. It's really nice to have fun horror back on the market. Like an R-rated Home Alone with a funky retro score.