You're Next (2011)

You’re Next: Directed by Adam Wingard. With Sharni Vinson, Nicholas Tucci, Wendy Glenn, AJ Bowen. When the Davison family comes under attack during their wedding anniversary getaway, the gang of mysterious killers soon learns that one of the victims harbors a secret talent for fighting back.

“Itu0026#39;s a family reunion for the Davison family. The father was in the marketing department for a huge defense contractor, and heu0026#39;s loaded. Erin (Sharni Vinson) is one of the sonu0026#39;s new girlfriend. A gang of masked killers descend on the family, but Erin has a few surprises waiting for them.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eIt takes a lot of time to get the movie going. Aside from the perfunctory killings, the first 25 minutes is dedicated to bringing a whole lot of these characters on screen a few at a time. Iu0026#39;m not particularly interested in any of them. And I couldnu0026#39;t really tell whou0026#39;s who in this family. When they finally get together at the diner table, I feel thatu0026#39;s the real start of the movie. We finally get a nice feel of who some of these people are. Their interactions revealed more to me at the diner table than the previous 25 minutes. Then the action starts.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe action is all crossbows, knives, and axes. Itu0026#39;s a little weird. While I understand the reason, I think a more prominent explanation is needed. Then the movie gives us a twist. Itu0026#39;s a very good twist. It could have been much better with a better intro to lay down the bread crumbs. Once again, the weak intro fails the movie.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eAs for the actors, I found most of them to be overacting at first. Itu0026#39;s not unusual in a horror movie. A lot of yelling and screaming can hide a lot of sins. It didnu0026#39;t help that so many of the characters seem to be doing stupid things. Sharni Vinson is a good solid lead. She looks like a weak girlie girl but is also believable as a bad ass. Nicholas Tucci plays a pretty good weasel. Overall, the acting is pretty good for a low budget horror.”