‘Ready or Not 2: Here I Come’ Ups the Ante [SXSW 2026 Review]

Seven years after the first film became a surprise horror breakout, filmmaking team Radio Silence returns with Ready or Not 2: Here I Come, a bigger, louder, and considerably more chaotic follow-up to the cult favorite. Directed by Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett and written by Guy Busick and R. Christopher Murphy, the sequel doubles down on the original film’s pitch-black humor, leaning even further into the outrageous comedic instincts that helped to make the original such a hit. The results are mostly successful.

Picking up immediately after the events of the first film, the story once again centers on Grace (Samara Weaving), who survived the nightmarish wedding ritual that saw her wealthy in-laws attempt to sacrifice her in a demonic game of hide-and-seek. That victory, however, proves to be a double-edged sword. Grace is now the only surviving witness to a secret society of elite families whose fortunes depend on ritual murder.

This time the target expands. Grace’s estranged younger sister Faith (Kathryn Newton) is dragged into the deadly mix, forcing Grace to step back into a nightmare she desperately wanted to escape. If the powerful families responsible for the ritual fail to kill them both, they risk losing everything. And they are not about to let them walk away without a fight.

The result is a high-energy sequel that expands on the grande estate setting of the original for a series of increasingly lavish set pieces involving casinos, golf courses, and other playgrounds of the ultra-wealthy. The narrative is simple, if a little stupid, but the filmmakers understand exactly what kind of entertainment they are delivering.