SnoopyStyle
Iris (Brittany Snow) has returned home to care for her younger brother who has cancer. Dr. Barden offers her an opportunity. He invites her to the Lambrick estate to join others in playing a game for its wealthy benefactors.There is surprisingly little tension in the game playing. The premise is heavy-handed. It starts from the beginning. The brother should be younger which would make her plight more compelling. Barden should be more secretive about the game. In fact, she should suspect that it's a sex for treatment trade. At least, that would be a shocking twist. Once the game starts, there is little tension. The main reason is that the participants don't actually have real choices. They have no agency. Shockingly, there is a good escape attempt which is the only tense situation. Anyways, two minutes is not a long time and it's doubtful that the men wouldn't do it. The premise is an intriguing idea but a moral dilemma does not always translate cinematically. One is more likely to be bored by this.
Dan Packer
This film centres around Iris (Brittany Snow), a young girl trying to make ends meet whilst looking after her brother who is in deteriorating health . Expensive medical bills and the struggle of finding well paying work finds Iris accepting an invitation by an ominous, well dressed man with deep pockets (Jeffrey Combs) for the promise of a chance to get her brother the medical help that he needs, providing she attends a dinner party and takes place in some sort of competition. Would You Rather takes a children's game and adds to it an interesting spin. Run by the head of a wealthy family, people must make the choices of their lives in a limited time for the promise of receiving life altering money... If they can be the last one's standing. Iris must make time sensitive choices under gruelling conditions if she is to survive and help her brother.This film brings with it an interesting look into the human mind and the choices that people make whilst under duress, taking into account values, morals, and the basic human instinct to survive.
zombiefan89
I found this movie just hilarious! I have a pretty sick sense of humor, and I laughed at every single death! The villain is kind of charming! He plays this death game with desperate people offering them an undisclosed amount of money. Then, there's black guy who tries to save everyone since he was in the death game before. I checked the spoiler box, but we all knew how that was going to end! It's like, "Hmm, the protagonist is a pretty white girl, so we know she's safe." Despite all this, I was surprised by the end! It's a good watch!
Dick Williams
The acting by Jeffrey Combs alone made this thriller a joke from the very beginning. It was cast poorly with other characters as well but why they picked Jeffrey Combs is beyond me. His overacting was only good for other actors as guidance in how not to overplay a role. And because his role is so important in the flow of the movie it made my rating go from a six or seven clear down to a three. Complete waste of time for anyone else but an actor to see what not to do with a role like this.
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