Another Film “Would You Rather” - Horror – Film Review

Netflix to the rescue yesterday afternoon with a film. The fact one of my favourite former pornstars was in the film helped. Tagged, as a Horror film also helped has I have not seen a bit of horror in a while.

Sadistic wealthy people are always trouble for those in need of money, desperate or down on their luck and it makes for good entertainment in film. We have seen many films where the wealthy have taken advantage of the poor leading to death. Why help when you could make them earn their money or whatever. While watching I thought about how far I would go in the same place as the people in this film.

This latest such cinematic example Stars Brittany Snow, Sasha Grey (former porn star I mentioned earlier), Robb Wells, John Heard, and others. Wealthy aristocrat, played by Jeffrey Combs gathers a group of strangers and pits his guests against each other in sadistic games where they have to choose between two options – each of which can cause either pain or death to themselves or another guest.

So the guest are in awkward positions of having to decide whether to electrocute themselves or someone else or whether to whip a guest or stab another. Attempt to leave the game and you will be shot. Take too long to decide on the lesser of the two options and you will be killed. The goal is to become the last person standing and the reward differs on the needs of each individual. I myself could shock someone but kill? It would have to be for some major reason.

The main character to which the movie focuses around the table is Iris (Snow). She agrees to be part of the game in an effort to provide for her ailing brother. She is the first to be tested with an offer to eat portions of a steak in return for $1,000 (being a vegetarian, it was a tough decision) not really. But as the evening draws further, Iris and the others will be forced to make decisions inflicting unspeakable pain towards the other participants.

Stealing the movie is Combs. He commands a presence at the top of the table and his evil is believable in large thanks to his charismatic and demented portrayal of sadistic Shepard Lambrick.

The movie doesn't offer a lot of 'what would you do in the same situation’. There is little hope or much choice as the game progresses. Still, the script by Steffen Schlachtenhaufen (Primal) is interesting enough in various character developments.

Not likely to make anyone’s Top 10 list maybe 100 but it wasn’t that bad, Would You Rather still offers valued entertainment and a few good self-inflicted wounds along the way.

My Rating