History Film / ReadyOrNot2019

** Later, [[spoiler: when the family attempts to sacrifice Grace the first time, Daniel poisons the goblet of blood with the stuff they were given to pour on the dead maids (which Tony says is ''hydrochloric acid''), and frees Grace while everyone else is puking up blood.]]

''Ready or Not'' is a 2019 {{horror comedy}} film directed by Matt Bentinelli-Olpin & Tyler Gillett of the filmmaking collective Radio Silence (''[[Film/{{VHS}} V/H/S]]''), written by Guy Busick & R. Christopher Murphy, and starring Creator/SamaraWeaving. Creator/AdamBrody, Creator/AndieMacDowell, and Creator/HenryCzerny also appear in major roles.

* TheLastOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers: The first three house-helpers shown are all women, with two being ethnic minorities (Tina and Dora) as well as on the younger side. They're each truly just trying to do their jobs/survive, but helplessly fall victim to horrific murder at the hands of their employers. Stevens, on the other hand, is a middle-aged white male who's [[CardCarryingVillain genuinely nasty]], working in tandem with the Le Domas family as they pursue Grace for killing. He does get his dues, but they're under Grace's wrath and not the Le Domases'.

** Later, [[spoiler: when the family attempts to sacrifice Grace the first time, Daniel poisons the goblet of blood, and frees Grace while everyone else is puking up blood.]]

[[SimilarlyNamedWorks No relation]] to the [[Literature/AllAmericanGirlMegCabot book]], [[Series/ReadyOrNot series]], or [[VideoGame/ReadyOrNot video game]] that all share the same title.

* {{Irony}}: La Domases refuse to accept Grace as part of their family, [[spoiler: yet in the end she stands to inherit their entire fortune. In the eyes of the law she's the only surviving member of the La Domas clan because she was still legally married to Alex [[PopGoesTheHuman before he died.]]]]

* InstantlyProvenWrong: At one point Emilie claims that her sons are innocent children who don't deserve to die because of the family's DealWithTheDevil. Immediately after she says this, [[spoiler:her son wakes up from being knocked out by Grace and informs her and Daniel that he shot Grace with a pistol, trying to kill her because that’s what the rest of the family does]]. Emilie seems oblivious to this trope being in play, but the look on Daniel's face shows the ''he'' very much notices.

* SoreLoser: Aunt Helene wants to kill Grace [[spoiler:even after the dawn light breaks and the ritual fails. She immediately explodes after stating her intentions]]. It is implied that she is bitter after the death of her own husband in the previous ritual.
** Of course, this is also simply pragmatic. Grace [[HeKnowsTooMuch knows WAY too much]] for them to let her live.
* SpiritualAntithesis: To ''Film/YoureNext'', another [[BlackComedy darkly comedic]] horror film about a young woman fighting to survive in the home of the wealthy BigScrewedUpFamily of her lover. That film leaned much closer to the "horror" side of the HorrorComedy spectrum and had the family be among the victims of the killers, whose true goals and identity were presented as a twist. This film, meanwhile, is much more comedic and has the family themselves as the villains. Both of them even star Australian actresses as the protagonists, but while in ''You're Next'' Erin was [[invoked]] [[ActorSharedBackground herself Australian as well]], which was used to [[AwesomeAussie explain her badass feats]], Grace is an American woman who's simply [[FakeAmerican played by an Australian]]. The film's also doubles as a...

* {{Hypocrite}}: Alex tries to beg Grace for his life by claiming he doesn't want to die. She furiously points out she didn't either, [[spoiler: but that didn't stop him trying to kill her.]]

* SpiritualSuccessor: To ''Film/YoureNext''. The films were released eight years apart, but both center around [[spoiler:inheritance issues]], feature [[BigScrewedUpFamily large and wealthy families]] as the main characters, and have an intelligent, resourceful, and determined {{Action|Girl}}[=/=]FinalGirl fighting back largely single-handedly against a large group of killers. Both films also feature the Final Girls [[spoiler: suffering a betrayal at the hands of their significant others, resulting in said Final Girls killing them]].

* PreMortemOneLiner: [[spoiler:[[LudicrousGibs "I want a divorce."]]]]

* MaybeMagicMaybeMundane: Le Bail, the Le Domas family's demonic patron, is invisible and while the older members of the cult fear him, the younger members (especially those who married in) doubt his existence. And yet, there are a number of contrived coincidences whenever the Le Domases try to break from tradition or Grace attempts to leave. [[spoiler:And then the ending shows he is very, ''very'' real when he punishes the Le Domas failure with a gory death for the entire family and a tip of his glass to Grace for besting them.]]

* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler: Despite making it through the night and the Le Domas family getting their just desserts, Grace loses her husband, who betrayed her in the end, and some parts of her sanity, plus receiving some nasty injuries. In the end, her dream of joining a loving family does not come to pass, but she is still alive and set to inherit an extremely large fortune, plus the family won't be able to sacrifice anyone else.]] [[spoiler: Look, regardless of the said trope in general, the important thing to see all and hear all for what matters most is that Grace somehow managed to use her wit and determination to survive the whole entire thing throughout the process, safe and sound. That being said, it is likely she will eventually cure and recover very fast, possibly with aid from the police and paramedics, coming to the rescue at the scene of the crime to reveal what happened, upon their arrival that is.]]

* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler: Despite making it through the night and the Le Domas family getting their just desserts, Grace loses her husband, who betrayed her in the end, and some parts of her sanity, plus receiving some nasty injuries. In the end, her dream of joining a loving family does not come to pass, but she is still alive and set to inherit an extremely large fortune, plus the family won't be able to sacrifice anyone else.]] ]] [[spoiler: Look, regardless of the said trope in general, the important thing to see all and hear all for what matters most is that Grace somehow managed to use her wit and determination to survive the whole entire thing throughout the process, safe and sound. That being said, it is likely she will eventually cure and recover very fast, possibly with aid from the police and paramedics, coming to the rescue at the scene of the crime to reveal what happened, upon their arrival that is.]]

* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler: Despite making it through the night and the Le Domas family getting their just desserts, Grace loses her husband, who betrayed her in the end, and some parts of her sanity, plus receiving some nasty injuries. In the end, her dream of joining a loving family does not come to pass, but she is still alive and set to inherit an extremely large fortune, plus the family won't be able to sacrifice anyone else.]]

** The Le Domases are a group of UpperClassTwit{{s}} with only the barest idea what they're doing during the game. Even armed to the teeth, they're ''not'' effective killers.

* DeconstructiveParody: Of TheMostDangerousGame plot. A wealthy family literally hunts an unarmed woman as part of a twisted game...except they're [[UpperClassTwit Upper-Class Twits]] who barely know what they're doing, most of them are drunk or high or both, and even the more competent ones are too apathetic, too old, or too out-of-practice to be as threatening as they could be.

[[SimilarlyNamedWorks No relation]] to the [[Literature/AllAmericanGirl book]], [[Series/ReadyOrNot series]], or [[VideoGame/ReadyOrNot video game]] that all share the same title.

** Film/MyCousinRachel is mentioned to be a relative that was killed because of the curse.

** Also, when we first meet Grace, she nervously smokes a cigarette whilst preparing herself for the wedding, and promises Alex that the rest of the family won't see her smoking. At the end,[[spoiler: she takes one of Becky's cigarettes and lights it up - the family are all dead at this point, so she doesn't have to worry about them seeing her smoking.]]

** Despite how heartbroken she was in the prologue, Helene seems the most gung ho about the ritual in the present. [[spoiler:Just like Alex's FaceHeelTurn in the final act]]

* ClusterFBomb: Grace ''really'' lets it rip for almost half a minute of uninterrupted profanity directed at [[spoiler:a passing motorist who doesn't even stop when she tries to flag his car while spattered with blood.]]

* LampshadeHanging: After Grace does an ActionDressRip of her bridal dress and grabs an oversized elephant gun, along with BadassBandolier with ammo for it, she has a chance to see herself in a mirror.
-->''(Clearly surprised with what she sees)'': Jesus...

--->''(Unfazed by any of this)'': Fuck...

* BloodyHilarious: Many of the deaths, [[spoiler:but especially the family ''exploding'' at the end]]. The film acknowledges this by having Grace crack up.

-->'''Alex:''' Uh, dominion, we prefer 'dominion'.

* CurseCutShort: [[spoiler:Tony prepares to stab Grace in the heart and cries "HAIL S..." before the poison Daniel gave everyone kicks in.]]

* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler: Despite making it through the night and the Le Domas family getting their just desserts, Grace loses her husband, who betrayed her in the end, and some parts of her sanity, plus receiving some nasty injuries. In the end, her dream of joining a loving family does not come to pass, but she is still alive and set to inherit an extremely large fortune, plus the family won't be able to sacrifice anyone else.]] [[spoiler: Look, regardless of the said trope in general, the important thing to see all and hear all for what matters most is that Grace somehow managed to use her wit and determination to survive the whole entire thing throughout the process, safe and sound. That being said, it is likely she will eventually cure and recover very fast, possibly with aid from the police and paramedics, coming to the rescue at the scene of the crime to reveal what happened, upon their arrival that is.]]

** Since Alex never warned Grace about any of the family rituals prior to the wedding night and having to constantly fight for her life against said family, Grace is openly distrustful toward him and doesn't even allow him to get close. Whatever bond they had is pretty much gone by that point.

** Later, [[spoiler: when the family attempts to sacrifice Grace the first time, Daniel doses the goblet of blood with ''hydrochloric acid'', and frees Grace while everyone else is puking up blood.]]