LOS ANGELES, March 16 (UPI) -- Ready or Not 2: Here I Come, in theaters Friday, effectively expands the darkly comic horror of 2019's original. Though six years later, it fits together with Ready or Not seamlessly.
Picking up from the final shot of Ready or Not, Grace (Samara Weaving) is picked up by paramedics from the burning mansion where her new in-laws subjected her to a game of Hide and Seek to the death.
While Grace is at the hospital and questioned by a detective (Grant Nickalls), Chester Danforth (David Cronenberg) sets in motion a rematch. International heads of six Satanic families may compete for his High Seat on the Council, since the family from the first movie failed to defeat Grace.
The sequel balances the real-life ramifications of surviving a Satanic Hide and Seek match with the absurdity of continuing that game. The outrageous mythology of the Danforth family quickly intrudes upon the logistics of the aftermath.
Chester's children, Ursula (Sarah Michelle Gellar) and Titus (Shawn Hatosy), are the hopeful heirs, but the film introduces colorful relatives from around the world with flamboyant characters.
