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I recently watched The Inheritance (2024) on Hulu. The storyline follows a billionaire who gathers his family and associates at his estate, informing them that something-or someone-is trying to kill him and is already inside the house. He locks everyone in until they can figure out who or what is behind it. As people start dying while trying to protect him, the inheritance is passed on to the surviving family members. But can anyone stop what's happening, or are they all doomed?

Directed by Alejandro Brugués (Juan of the Dead), the film stars Bob Gunton (The Shawshank Redemption), Peyton List (27 Dresses), Briana Middleton (The Silent Planet), and Rachel Nichols (G. I. Joe: Rise of the Cobra).

The cast delivers solid, authentic performances, but the storyline feels overly familiar, resembling Ready or Not in many ways. While there's an air of mystery surrounding the events, the horror elements are hit or miss. Some of the ghostly CGI effects are entertaining, but the film lacks memorable kills. The plot is predictable, and the conclusion feels both cheesy and straightforward.

In conclusion, The Inheritance is a below-average addition to the horror genre, worth watching only if you have no better options. I'd score it a 4/10.

Some writing is so bland, predictable and boring that people jokingly say they wouldn't be surprised if the script had been written by an AI. In the case of this movie, I would be surprised if this movie _wasn't_ written by ChatGPT.

This is the most bland and predictable plot I've seen in years. It's a better investment of your time to stare at a beige wall for about 80 minutes. It's like you've seen this plot 100 times before, but every similar movie you dig out of the fringes of your memory is more interesting than this one.

Every plot development can be seen coming from a mile away and each character acts like an idiot to move the plot forward.

With a little "genre savvyness" you can guess exactly, around the 12-minute mark, what's going on and how the movie will end. The dialogues are stilted and feel like someone just copied and pasted them from the "Big book of dialogues you've heard 20 times before".

The actors are also terrible, but then again, they had nothing to work with here. Netflix supposedly canned this movie in 2023 even though it was already done, which gives you a good idea of how bad this movie is.

I liked the premise of The Inheritance and therefore hoped for an original flick with some decent scares or at least an interesting story. Pretty much immediately we are thrown into the basic setup of the movie. The four estranged children of Billionaire Charles Abernathy have to make sure that he will survive the night because apparently someone or something is coming to kill him. It sounds a little stupid but also intriguing at the same time. After the premise was set, we get to know each of the characters. They are stereotypical, annoying and even a little bit insufferable. Obviously as the narrative progresses the first bodies are found and the movie almost lost all my interest. Like I said the characters are dull and the actors were probably more focused on their paycheck then the actual role. However towards the end, the movie gets a little bit more interesting. Once more is revealed to the audience and you get a look at some pretty decent looking effects and the actual threat, the movie goes from poorly executed and boring to a rather interesting setup. But sadly this moment comes way too late and shortly after the end credits roll. If the movie would have been more like the last 15 minutes it certainly could have had the potential to entertain more, but sadly that is not the case and the audience has to endure the first 60 minutes. The movie basically had the potential and I feel like in a few years this could deserve a remake with a bigger budget and more experience behind and in front of the camera. [5,2/10]

The acting and filmography in this movie are pretty darn good. I was familiar with many of the actors and so I gave it a whirl. They did not disappoint. Honestly the only issue I had with this movie was that it was too predictable. The "twist" at the end was easy to see from the first five minutes. I'm not sure if that is just because I have watched enough supernatural/horror to have seen this tale told repeatedly to vary degrees of effect. This was not the worst of the bunch by a long shot. Like I said, great acting, but if you are expecting anything new under the sun, best to look elsewhere.

This movie could have been so much better with the right screenwriter. The premise is very intriguing, it is just the screenplay that is poorly done. This could have been a very clever, fun Knives Out-type scary movie. Knives Out is a typical dysfunctional family mystery movie with a clever plot. This is similar, but the story is just really bad.

The Patriarch of a wealthy family gathers his heirs around to read his will, everybody will get a piece of his estate, but only if he survives the night. Someone is out to get him but who? (Fascinating right?). That is the hook. Then mayhem unfolds like most horror movies, then the plot thickens. The characters are all pretty archetypical, which is fine, but the dialogue is really cringy.

The Acting besides Peyton List is also subpar, it some scenes it is downright laughable.

This could have been so much better......smh.