Movie Review: Ready or Not 2: Here I Come (2026)
Synopsis: After surviving her in-laws hunting her on her wedding night, Grace wakes up in a hospital and learns she is facing charges of murder and arson. That turns out to be the least of her problems though. Her survival has resulted in the high seat of a council of satanists being vacated and she is forced to participate in a new game with multiple families trying to kill her before dawn. This time, however, she has her estranged younger sister handcuffed to her.
Who's in it? The movie stars Samara Weaving, Kathryn Newton, Elijah Wood, Sarah Michelle Gellar and Shawn Hatosy.
Review: When I heard there was going to be a Ready or Not 2, I was honestly skeptical. I did enjoy the first movie more than I thought I would. However, it ended in a way that didn't exactly seem like it was setting up a sequel and there was a seven-year gap between the films being made.
My wife and I did end up watching the movie last night anyway and were both very entertained.
There were a couple things about this film I even liked better than the original. The first was the way the movie gave a more in-depth look at the satanist cult Grace (Weaving) accidentally married into in the first film. I especially liked how the movie suggested the cult was influential enough to rule the world, something that sadly didn't seem nearly as farfetched as it should have.
The other thing I liked was how this movie's game of hide-and-seek added some additional twists to keep it fresh. The addition of Grace's sister, Faith (Newton), for example, gave Grace both someone who could help her but also be a disadvantage, whether it was the pair of handcuffs that bound them together, their unresolved issues that led to fights, or one of the hunters putting Grace in a position where she needs to trade her life for her sister's.
The revelation Grace could end the game by choosing to marry someone in one of the families proved to be an interesting development as well, leading to an ending that had a couple entertaining twists (albeit a bit predictable too), as did the fact she'd be the new leader of the council if she survived the night, setting up all sorts of possibilities.
Much like in the first movie, the villains were as funny as they were menacing. I especially liked the various twists involving certain family members going out of their way not to get involved in the action with unintended results or how they were punished when another member of their family made a mistake. At minimum, it added a bit of levity to keep the movie from getting too dark.
There were some things about the movie that left me a bit confused. For one, I didn't quite understand the rules when it came to weapons, which were supposed to be limited to what was available when the deal was originally signed with Mr. LeBail. Some of the weapons seemed to match this while others, like a rocket launcher and a high-powered sniper rifle, were very modern. I don't know if it was because some of the families signed the deal much more recently than the others (which there's nothing in the movie to indicate that) or if the writers just forgot about that rule.
I also had questions about the rules relating to the twins/main antagonists Ursula (Gellar) and Titus (Hatosy) that allowed them to work as a team. While they were twins, one still had to be born first, making them the oldest by at least a few minutes, invalidating the "born at the same time" argument they used to compete as one team. Of course, to be fair, I'm not so sure the movie would have been as entertaining without them working together, especially since they were the only two who seemed competent enough to kill Grace.
Final Opinion: Much like the first film, this movie took a basic premise and ran with it in a way that made it fun to watch while adding just enough to keep the movie from being repetitive. I enjoyed watching it and would recommend it.
My Grade: A
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