Full Movie Reviews
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3/4
When Hunters Become the Prey
Chris Kavan - wrote on 01/03/2014
I'm not sure I admire the term "mumblegore" to describe the recent crop of indie horror directors including director of You're Next Adam Wingard (as well as frequent collaborators Ti West, Joe Swanberg, AJ Bowen and Amy Seimetz amongst others - all who appear in the film). I've tried to give West a shot - but I really didn't like either House of the Devil or The Innkeepers. However, I did enjoy both V/H/S (and its sequels) as well as the ABCs of Death (another short horror film collection). I wasn't sure where You're Next would fall - but luckily it came out on the good side of horror experience.
A lot of the credit for my enjoyment of You're Next lies squarely in the hands of lead actress Sharni Vinson - who gives a standout performance as the kick-ass female who turns the tables on …
Rating of
3/4
Inventive Spin on Home Invasion
Unknown - wrote on 08/23/2013
I had been hearing hype about 'You're Next' for almost two years and now I have seen it for myself. While I don't think every bit of the film is praise worthy, I do think that many parts of it are. Once you bear through the initial been-there-done-that set up, complete with a few lame actors, the movie kicks into high gear after the first kill. From then on it becomes a bloody opus of survivalism and heroism. At about halfway in, a cool twist is revealed and I wasn't all to sure how the plot was going to unfold. There's a handful of 'gotcha' moments and some really creative scenarios/kills. Some of these moments made me gasp, laugh, or raise my fist in an approving manner. It's the kind of movie that literally improves with each minute of screen time. The experience is best left …
