Ready or Not 2: Here I Come

The film mostly succeeds at bringing a new bunch of hateful aristocrats up against Grace. From a vengeance-filled ex-fiancée to a trigger-happy millionaire, the eclectic characters that fill Ready Or Not 2 are what keep it ticking along at a breakneck pace. The film shines most when these murderous toffs fight among themselves, the script sparkling with its snotty one-liners. In a sequel that can feel familiar, it’s an element that adds a sprinkle of freshness.

Just as “John Wick: Chapter Two” took the relatively simple world set up by the first film about an assassin avenging the death of his dog and blew it up into a universe with its own mythology, “Ready or Not 2: Here I Come” builds on the premise of the hit 2019 thriller with such gusto that it requires a character to be around to explain the by-laws out of a giant book. The clutter of “Here I Come” will be off-putting to some looking for that sleek, no-nonsense “one woman vs. her in-laws” approach of the first film but returning directors Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett and writers Guy Busick and R. Christopher Murphy are having so much fun in this expanded sandbox that it becomes hard to complain. Of course, it helps a great deal to have a wickedly fun ensemble ready to play this murderous game, led once again by a physical, engaged, immediate performance from Samara Weaving.