You're Next is the epitome of the straight down the line, no surprises, no happy endings and highish kill count, slasher. Nothing original, it pours out the stuff we've come used to from the previous 20 years, and yet, there is just enough in this to make things exciting and intriguing - at least that is, for the first 45 minutes. Sharni Vinson, from the Aussie soap, Home and Away, is really good here, as Erin, who accompanies her boyfriend on a weekend trip to visit his parents. She willingly takes her role onboard and delivers the goods more times than not. In fact, I would further say, she alone makes this movie look and feel better than what it really is. Another worth mentioning is Joe Swanberg as Drake, the smart ass eldest son of the rich parents. But the rest of the cast are uninteresting and frankly, very boring. As well, the energy and workable tongue in cheek humour loses impact in the second half. But besides its suffering from a clear case of idea disintegration, You're Next does contain some clever pieces and can be classified as a decent horror movie, which admittedly doesn't mean a whole lot.
Review of You're Next
