They Will Kill You is criminally underrated. From that tense opening sequence to an incredible setup at the hotel that culminates with the a phenomenal needle drop to a banger of a final fight sequence, the movie oozes style. The camera zips around intentionally, framing with purpose. Splashy interstitial cards introduce backstories and flashbacks. Even the whole production design of the setting is rich with color and depth, feeling like a real hotel instead of just a simplified set. While it certainly has a lot in common with Ready or Not, I also think you could compare it to something like Kill Bill in how much emphasis it puts on its over-the-top action sequences. Take the gore for example. There is such a deliberate choice in how the blood splatters and cuts are made, very much giving a flair to the action scenes. I also think the movie is paced pretty well, although it drags at a few moments. However, there are plenty of surprises that keep you entertained as it gets more and more absurd. At its heart is Zazie Beetz whose physicality gives such frenetic energy to the whole movie. I think the main drawback to this movie is its humor. It definitely is influenced by movies like Ready or Not, and I think it wants to have some comedic relief similar to that movie. In my opinion, it doesn't land always. There is an almost cartoonish element to some of the sequences, and in middle of a dynamic fight, the movie might suddenly try to introduce some of this humor by making the enemies seem dumber or less of a threat. I'm not entirely sure why it fails compared to Ready or Not, but it's definitely the aspect of the movie that took me out of it the most. Maybe it's because it is such a heavily stylized movie that the villains should be more bombastic and not pathetic. However, even though this happens a bunch of times, it was not nearly enough to make me dislike the movie. I honestly can't believe how poorly this movie did with critics, especially compared to Ready or Not 2 and Pretty Lethal, both of which I watched right before this one. Pretty Lethal has the same overall metascore, and Ready or Not 2 has a higher one. In my opinion, They Will Kill You is significantly better than Pretty Lethal and still better than Ready or Not 2. If you just want to have fun with a balls-to-the-walls crazy action flick that is not afraid to go in crazy directions and look good while doing it, watch this movie.

John Wick and Kill Bill had a baby.... In Hell

I loved this bloody horror comedy

Someone said "Kill Bill But in a hotel full of satanists" and then executed flawlessly.