Ready or Not (4½ Stars)

This is the 11th film in the Stuttgart Fantasy Film Festival.

Partly comedy, party horror film, partly supernatural thriller, this film has it all.

Grace marries Alex, the future heir of a rich family. The Le Domas family has become rich by selling board games, although they've recently branched into sports entertainment. It's a custom in the family that whenever someone new enters the family, they have to play a game at midnight, chosen at random. The others say that their game was something harmless like Chess or Old Maid. Grace has to play Hide And Seek. The twist to their version of the game is that when Grace is found she'll be killed, but if she stays hidden until dawn the rest of the family will be killed.

The hunt is on!

It's an exciting film that begins slowly, but it becomes better as it continues.