Review of You're Next (2013) by Jaysser — 24 Apr 2020

It has been a while since I have last seen a horror movie, at least a good one. I don't know how and why I was intrigued to watch You're Next, and boy did I make the wrong choice there. First off, since when is the color of blood brown? I understand this is a low-budget film, but I am pretty sure the cost of making the blood's appearance at least half-real wouldn't have killed the making of the movie.

Second, is it just me or was it too obvious that Felix, Zee, and Crispian were in on the "plan" ? While Felix and Zee display their emotionless behavior towards all surrounding events, Crispian, whose "superhero" girlfriend admits that he is not tough, decides to run outside and call for help, even after knowing his sister died the exact same way and disappears until the end of the movie.

I don't think it's considered a plot twist if the twist is overt, at least not to me. This goes without mentioning that all three sons could not care less for their mother's or sister's deaths. Long story short, I did not see anything original in this movie.

I am no expert, but I do not believe it requires a high-budget film to make up a creative, well-executed plot. Having had additional effort put into performance and character development would have at least kept the audience with a tiny feeling of excitement throughout the film.