Not at as psychologically draining as Funny Games, yet not as brutal The Loved Ones, Would You Rather sits in a middle ground of mediocrity. Yes, there is suspense, and yes, there is wincing, but I can't help but feel a lacking of originality. An eccentric and creepy rich guy invites a bunch of people to a house where they compete in a deadly game for a large sum of money? That's the plot of a buttload of movies, not to mention House on Haunted Hill, with Jeffrey Combs is also in. The ending does surprise a little bit, only to be predictable once you remember the bleakness of the film.
Instead of getting much into the meat of it, since its not really worth it, I'd rather (hehe, like the title) go over the cast and what they've done. It's rare that nearly everyone in this movie is recognizable, despite none of them being stars (Brittany Snow excluded because Pitch Perfect, duh).
Jeffrey Combs, mentioned above for HoHH, is also The Re-Animator! (Hardcore fans of Spooktober already know this because I mentioned it in a previous post)
Lawrence Gilliard Jr., The Wire, 'nuff said.
Enver Gjokaj, eastern European guy that Britta dates in that episode of Community! Also, Dollhouse.
Sasha Grey. Remember when that porn star did some "real" movies?
John Heard, a total that guy. The dad in Home Alone.
Eddie Steeples, that dude from My Name is Earl.
June Squibb. Academy award nominee, June Squibb.
Robin Lord Taylor, the Penguin from Gotham. Anyone else watching that? *crickets*
And finally Robb Wells, from Trailer Park Boys. I've never seen that show, but Netflix tries to get me to watch it so much, I recognized his face. Plus, I know the show is Canadian, and this dude was dropping aboots and soories.
Anyway, Would You Rather had its moments, but at the end of the day, its a fairly forgettable torture porn. Given the choice, I'd pick one of the two mentioned in the first sentence above.
Rating on the Spook-o-meter: 3 out of 10 boos
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