You're Next

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You're Next
A figure wearing a fox mask stands in a doorway holding a machete by his side
Theatrical release poster
Directed by Adam Wingard
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Written by Simon Barrett
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  • Jasper Justice Lee
  • Kyle McKinnon
  • Mads Heldtberg
  • Adam Wingard
Cinematography Andrew D. Palermo
Edited by Adam Wingard
Production
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Distributed by Lionsgate
Release dates
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  • September 10, 2011 (2011-09-10) (TIFF)[1][2]
  • August 23, 2013 (2013-08-23) (United States)
Running time
 94 minutes[3]
Country United States
Language English
Budget $1 million[citation needed]
Box office $26.8 million[4]

You're Next is a 2011 American independent black comedy slasher film directed by Adam Wingard, written by Simon Barrett, and starring Sharni Vinson, Nicholas Tucci, Wendy Glenn, A. J. Bowen, and Joe Swanberg. The plot concerns a family under attack by a group of masked assailants during their wedding anniversary gateway, unknown to the killers that one of the victims has a secret combat talent.

The film had its world premiere at the 2011 Toronto International Film Festival Midnight Madness program[1][2] and was theatrically released on August 23, 2013, in the United States. The film grossed over $26 million at the box office and received a 75% approval rating from Rotten Tomatoes.

Plot

The film opens with a couple being killed in their house by assailants wearing various animal masks.

Erin accompanies her boyfriend, Crispian, to his family, the Davisons, reunion at their Missouri vacation house. Also present are Crispian's parents, Aubrey and Paul; his brother, Drake, and his wife, Kelly; his younger siblings, Felix and Aimee; Felix's girlfriend Zee; and Aimee's boyfriend Tariq.

During an argument at the dinnertable, Tariq and Drake are shot by crossbow bolts. Tariq dies but Drake survives. The family find all their cell phones are jammed. Aimee runs out the front door to get help but runs into a garrote wire, which slits her throat. Crispian leaves the house to find help. Aubrey begins to panic and Paul brings her to her bedroom. After Paul leaves the room, Fox Mask appears from under the bed and kills Aubrey.

The rest of the family rushes upstairs to find Aubrey dead with the words "You're next" written on the wall. Erin becomes defensive and begins securing the house and texts 911. she encounters Tiger Mask and evades his attack, wounding him in the process. Kelly returns to the bedroom and discovers Fox Mask still hiding under the bed. She panics and runs to the neighbouring home. She finds the bodies of the couple killed at the film's beginning, and is killed by an maul-wielding Lamb Mask.

Tiger Mask once again fails to murder Erin, and she kills him with a meat tenderizer. Lamb Mask is revealed to be Tiger Mask's brother. Lamb Mask finds Drake, but Erin stabs him with a screwdriver and he retreats. While exploring the house, Paul finds evidence that the killers had been camping in the house for a while. He tries to tell Zee and Felix but Fox Mask appears from behind and slashes his throat.

It is revealed that Felix and Zee hired the assassins to murder the family members for inheritance. Felix brings Drake to the basement and stabs his brother to death. Meanwhile, while Erin and Zee set up traps together, Erin explains that she grew up on a survivalist compound and knows a lot about survival. Zee tries to kill Erin but is interrupted. Erin overhears an argument between Felix, Zee, Fox Mask, and Lamb Mask, and takes the chance to escape from the house. Lamb Mask pursues Erin but she manages to kill him. Erin returns to the house, setting up a trap in the front door. Fox Mask enters through a window. Erin sets up an ambush in the basement and kills Fox Mask.

Zee and Felix enter the house, intending to kill Erin. She manages to overpower and kill them both in the kitchen. Felix's phone rings and Erin answers. The caller is Crispian, who reveals his involvement. He returns to the house and tries to tempt Erin with money, but she kills him out of anger. A policeman arrives and shoots Erin in the shoulder. He attempts to enter the house and gets killed by Erin's booby trap as the movie ends.

The credits reveal that Erin ultimately survived her wounds and is investigated for her killings.

Cast

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Production

You're Next was shot in 2011 at a mansion in Columbia, Missouri. The filming process took place over four weeks, and shooting consisted mostly of night shoots filmed from 7pm to 7am.[5]

Release

You're Next premiered on September 10, 2011 at the 2011 Toronto International Film Festival[6][1] and opened at other film festivals later.

Region Release date Festival
Canada September 10, 2011 Toronto International Film Festival[1]
United States September 24, 2011 Fantastic Fest[7][8]
France September 4, 2013 National release

On September 21, 2011, Lionsgate announced that it had acquired American, British, and Canadian distribution rights to the film for just $2 million.[9][10] The film was part of the competition during the 20th edition of the international festival of fantastic movies at Gerardmer (France) in February 2013, and it won the Syfy prize of the event.

Box office

The film opened in the United States on August 23, 2013 and earned $7,020,196 in its opening weekend. The film closed on October 17, having grossed $18,494,006 in the domestic box office and $8,401,475 overseas for a worldwide total of $26,895,418.[11]

Critical response

Rotten Tomatoes gives the film an approval rating of 75% based on 140 reviews, and an average score of 6.5 out of 10. The site's consensus states, "You're Next's energetic and effective mix of brutal gore and pitch black humor will please horror buffs and beyond".[12] Metacritic gives the film a score of 66 out of 100 based on reviews from 32 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[13]

Chris Nashawaty of Entertainment Weekly gave the film a B+, praising "Wingard's canny knack for leavening his characters' gory demises with sick laughs and clever Rube Goldberg twists (razor-sharp piano wire hasn't been used this well since 1999's Audition). It's like Ordinary People meets Scream" and describing the final shot as "deliciously twisted".[14] R. Kurt Osenlund of Slant Magazine gave the film 4 stars, stating the film "brazenly merges the home-invasion thriller with the dysfunctional family dramedy".[15] Joshua Rothkopf (Time Out New York) called the film "solidly satisfying" and a "minor triumph", although he commented that the film was, in general, unoriginal.[16] Matt Glasby of Total Film called the film "funny and tense, rather than hilarious and terrifying", and complimented the film for being a "good" horror-comedy.[17] Barbara VanDenburgh (Arizona Republic) gave the film 3.5 out of 5 stars, stating the film was not "very scary" and that its "budget for red food coloring was no doubt higher than the one for script doctoring", although she complimented the film's score and "gruesome" conclusion.[18] Mark Jenkins of The Washington Post said the movie "is at times bloodily entertaining. And if the central plot twist isn't all that clever, at least the movie offers some motivation for its mayhem,"[19] while Jane Horwitz wrote for the same newspaper, "For slasher/horror fans 17 and older, You're Next may provide sufficient homicidal entertainment."[20] Liam Lacey (The Globe and Mail) gave the film 2.5 out of 5 stars, describing it as "well-executed" but "rudimentary".[21]

A review from St. Louis Post-Dispatch called the film unoriginal,[22] while Rene Rodriguez (The Miami Herald) panned the film, calling it "practically insulting", and dubbed the premise "idiotic".[23] John DeFore (The Hollywood Reporter) wrote that the film's characters were mostly unsympathetic and that more humor would have improved the film.[24] Stephen Whitty of The Newark Star-Ledger, in a review for The Portland Oregonian, gave the film a C+ rating, agreeing it was unoriginal and uninventive, comparing it to The Purge and The Last House on the Left.[25] Scott Bowles of USA Today gave You're Next a negative review, describing it as repetitive and stating that it did not have a purpose.[26]

Total Film placed Erin (Sharni Vinson) at number one on their list of "50 Most Bad-Ass Female Horror Leads".[27]

Home media

The film was released via video on demand on December 27, 2013 and via DVD and Blu-ray on January 14, 2014.

See also

References

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