Guess Who

For a Tubi original movie that was free to watch, this was surprisingly good. I won't give away any spoilers, because with a title of "Guess Who", you should know there's going to be surprises along the way but it's best to see this without knowing too much beforehand. I never heard of Mummering before watching this, but apparently it's been a tradition since the 1800's and is actually a real thing. I'm surprised that a horror flick hasn't been made with this kind of plot until now because a tradition like that just screams for one. I thought the plot and acting were both good here and the film kept me interested until the end, and I thought the final scenes were pretty intense...(don't worry, no spoilers will be written in this review.) I especially enjoyed the lead actress who played Kaitlyn and would love to see her in more horror/slasher flicks. I think she has the perfect look to be a great "Scream Queen" actress like Jamie Lee Curtis was back in the day. I thought she was really good as the innocent girl thrust into a nightmarish situation and felt the actress displayed lots of charm and charisma. I'd love to see her again as the "Final Girl" in more of these types of slasher flicks. I thought rest of the actors were also good as well as the production quality and pace of the story. If Tubi continues to make more original horror flicks like this, I will continue to watch them. (but then they'll probably start charging us to watch so maybe I shouldn't say that lol) I give this film a solid 8 and recommend especially to other horror/suspense fans. I really enjoyed it.

Good movie!

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A holiday movie in January? Sure. But this one has a strange tradition I've never heard at the center of it. Mummering is a Christmas-time house-visiting tradition that is mainly done in Newfoundland and Labrador, Ireland, parts of the United Kingdom and in Philadelphia. People dress in disguise and go from home to home. If they're let inside, they may dance, sing, tell a joke or share a riddle. Their hosts then guess the mummers' identities before offering them food or drink. The mummers wears masks and speak while inhaling to change their voices. Once everyone knows who they are, they remove their masks, spend some social time and then move on to the next location. In the 80s, mummering had a revival when the band Simani released "Any Mummers Allowed In?" Seriously, I had no idea this existed. Now that you know what mummering is, you can enter the world of Guess Who. Directed by Amelia Moses and written by Aaron Martin, Ian Carpenter and Matt Wells (Martin and Carpenter wrote the Terror Train remake and its sequel, as well as Marry F*** Kill on Tubi), this begins with Michael Gosse (Corteon Moore) and his new fiancee Kaitlyn Martindale (Keeya King) driving to his hometown. He explains that mummering will be part of the holiday, which seems to unsettle her. He tells her that he will be there and will keep her safe and that it's all in fun. When they get there, however, she has a mummer named Warren (Ryan Bommarito) steal her mother's necklace. Michael attacks him and soon gets it back, which shows that he may have a darker side. Then, she's taken to his house, where she meets his mother Edith (Elizabeth Saunders), brother Bobby (Gabriel Darku) and sister Sofia (Vanessa Jackson) and her girlfriend Taylor (Amanda Ip). Everyone in town lives in trailers and things seem dire, but the families try to make the holidays fun even if they're going through things like Bobby's wife not letting him see their daughter. That evening, as they go to the mummer parties, things go from fun and a little scary to horrifying as there's a killer on the loose. And just when the movie seems to be setting up that anyone could be the killer, well...spoiler warning. Michael's family kidnaps Kaitlyn because her rich father Norman (Chimwemwe Miller) caused the suicide of their father and they want money from him to pay it back. The loss of a parent plays into both protagonists but isn't as developed as well as it could be. In fact, the movie seemingly shifts from being surprising and different to expected with the idea of who the slasher is seemingly forgotten and the idea that Kaitlyn could be killing people seemingly lost, as that was an intriguing angle. Instead, the supernatural air of a riddle slasher turns into a crime drama and I felt lost. Guess Who is so close to being a good movie that I still advise that you see it. It has a different premise and setting that hasn't been used in the genre before and for that, I enjoyed most of the film.

Not a bad offering from Tubi. A man brings his girlfriend to meet his family who lives in a trailer park. It is a holiday and his family celebrate the tradition of mummery. An old tradition that involves masks and telling riddles. The movie soon starts to take on a more sinister tone. There is an undercurrent of tension and then the various inhabitants of the trailer park are killed off one by one. Tubi movies tend to be fairly well acted and photographed. This one is definitely one of the better films. The twist in the movie was one that I did not see coming and I am adding an extra star for that. It isn't a masterpiece by any means, but it does tell a good story.

A trailer park. Interesting. Why have I never seen a horror movie set in a trailer park before? That and the central concept - mummers - help elevate this from the mediocrity it would have been otherwise. The mummers concept is weird to say the least, and it the movie stayed with that instead of going the direction that it ultimately does it would have been much better. As it is, this is an average middle of the road thriller. A slasher that loses its edge halfway in. The performances are decent, actually they're better than the script deserves. I don't do spoilers so I won't go any further with a review other than for free, on Tubi, it's not bad.

I just finished watching this on Tubi. It's about a man coming back home to visit his family, along with his wealthy fiancee. His family is super weird and his hometown takes part in a yearly ritual night of pranking. As bodies beging to appear, suspicions rise and secrets are laid bare. Though unoriginal, it would have been okay as long as the film was made competently. Poorly made with below average acting, non existent cinematography, a lousy script and almost nothing of value beyond 2 decent kills. It just makes zero sense and just continues to spiral out of control, completely blowing apart in the last act. None of the plot twists make even a little bit of sense. It's almost as if if the first half and last half were two different movies. The first half being a slasher and the 2nd being weird familial drama. It was a major waste of time and I wouldn't recommend it to anyone.

This movie started so well. I was hooked and the first 45 mins i was hopeful that this was going to be a good movie. Then it just went down hill so quickly that the second half of the movie is terrible and then twist and ending very sad and depressing. I know you don't watch horror movies expecting to be happy but you do expect the characters to make sense even the slightest. The movie ends and you honestly feel miserable. The murderer has motives which are so inconceivable it would have been better if it was just random. I feel like it just had a poorly written script that wanted to tell too many stories so combined them all to make one really bad depressing one. Would not watch again.

Guess Who sees a newly engaged couple return to his downturned poor community to visit his family for Christmas. There's a tradition in this trailer community of Mummers, wearing masks and telling puns for people to pass. In addition, Mummers also try to scare people and pull pranks. (Solid, fun Christmas activities, no?) This plotting isn't fleshed out more than this though. There is a stalker killing people. And there's a twist. There is a subtext of rich versus the poor that comes around for twist. And the film ultimately ends with this basic idea of a plot. And a twist. And ends. There isn't much more than this. It may be filmed adequately, and the acting is okay. But, there isn't much to the total product at the end. It's okay to watch, just not exciting, or not much to get from it.

Wow! Just wow! This movie is beautiful! Michel St-Martin is a master in his craft! The cinematography is simply incredible and I can't wait to see what he does next! I heard that this movie was shot in only fourteen days! To do something so beautiful and entertaining in just fourteen days is so impressive! Every shot is masterfully though out. Every scene and every sequence brings tension and fear in my body. We also have great performances by Keeya and Corteon, the chemistry they add on screen must overlap into real life! Another big props to director Amelia who directed this story into an entertaining and beautiful movie.