You're Next
First screened in January 2014
Director: Adam Wingard. Cast: Sharni Vinson, AJ Bowen, Nicholas Tucci, Joe Swanberg, Wendy Glenn, Joe Swanberg, Margaret Laney, Amy Seimetz, Rob Moran, Barbara Crampton, Kate Lyn Sheil, Larry Fessenden, L.C. Holt, Simon Barrett, Lane Hughes, Calvin Reeder. Screenplay: Simon Barrett.

Twitter Capsule: Good scares, production values. Amazing final girl. Sneaky themes undercut by bad speeches, performances from heavies.

VOR:   Horror fans should catch it. Cracks the "Scary but Funny" nut that eludes most films that try. But would I call it indispensable?



Photo © 2011 HanWay Films/Snoot Entertainment,
© 2013 Lionsgate

Not yet reviewed in full. Grade: B–


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