Ready or Not

Young brothers Alex and Daniel Le Domas witness a shocking murder on the night of their Aunt Helene’s wedding. Fast forward thirty years, Alex returns to his family’s estate to marry his fiancée, Grace, a former foster child who dreams of finally belonging to a loving family. On their wedding night, he reveals a peculiar family tradition: every newcomer must participate in a game drawn randomly from a deck. Grace’s card reads “Hide and Seek,” indicating the ominous game that lies ahead.

The family consists of a colorful cast, including Alex’s troubled brother Daniel, his sister Emilie, their stern father Tony, and their mother Becky; alongside Daniel’s pretentious wife Charity and Emilie’s apathetic husband Fitch. The chilling backstory involves their ancestor, Victor Le Domas, who made a dark pact with a mysterious figure named Le Bail. Each time a new family member joins, they must adhere to this harrowing legacy.

When Grace realizes that the game of hide and seek isn’t just a typical family game, but a deadly contest where she is the target, the stakes skyrocket. After witnessing Emilie inadvertently kill a maid, Alex reveals the terrifying truth: the only goal of the “Hide and Seek” game is to kill Grace before dawn to escape familial doom. Conflicted but determined, Grace goes into survival mode as she realizes Alex has hidden this dreadful secret from her.

In her frantic escape, Grace dodges the family members who are now armed and prepping for the hunt. After a horrific encounter in the barn, where she is injured and unceremoniously trapped in a pit of past victims, Grace continues her fight for survival. Despite her adversities, she manages to escape temporarily but is captured again by the loyal butler Stevens. As the family turns to heinous rituals, one thing becomes clear: Grace will not surrender without a fight.

She receives an unexpected ally when Daniel aids her, attempting to break free from the family’s gruesome customs. However, the violent chaos escalates as others in the family turn on each other, resulting in devastating losses. Just when all hope seems lost, Grace finds a fierce resolve, overpowering her captors one by one.

In a tense climax, after a devastating confrontation with Alex, Grace fights back against the ritualistic sacrifice, turning the tables on the family as the dawn breaks. The eerie truth of their pact becomes evident as one by one, the remaining family members meet gruesome fates. In a final showdown with Alex, his desperate pleas for forgiveness are met with violence, leaving Grace to witness the fallout as the family mansion ignites in flames.

Exhausted and traumatized, Grace sits on the patio steps, now clothed in her wedding dress stained with crimson blood. As the police arrive, she takes a moment to breathe, absorbing the horrific culmination of events—smoking a cigarette amidst the chaos, illustrating her resilience against the brutality she has endured.

Last Updated: November 03, 2024 at 13:53