It is a series of powerful events that speak of a gang of masked assassins who own the ax and belong to the Davison family. Over time, it seems that the desperate victims are incredibly trapped until the family guest proves that he is the most talented killer ever and will change things.
You're Next might be one of the most audience-gratifying horror films I've seen in quite a long time, rewarding the viewers as much as it likes to screw with them.
Once past a formulaic opening, the picture opens up into something else entirely, ending up as one of the better slasher movies to hit the big screen [in decades].
By slasher standards, the writing is good, with interesting turns and surprises. And the acting isn't bad, either, though Vinson is the one to remember.
Maybe, in another time and place, and with different actors and a better director, it might have worked. But this thing collapses right from the get-go.
Screenwriter Simon Barrett masterfully blends horror and pitch black comedy throughout his story, and continuously finds clever ways to subvert the typical cat and mouse games we're used to seeing in these types of projects.
Given its title, you can be forgiven for assuming that Adam Wingard's home-invasion thriller will be just another blood-soaked body-count flick. But You're Next is better than that. A lot better.