Abigail

So, everyone knows: children and ballerinas are ALL evil, right? With a premise this wildly entertaining, the execution only needs to be serviceable for this to be a success. So, while it’s not overly ambitious, it checks all the boxes with the requisite number of (spoiler alert) exploding people and pools of dead bodies and pithy wisecracks. With 2 (two) actors from Downton Abby, the cast is all good, covered in blood and hamming it up with Grand Guignol flourish. The pre-pubescent vampire ballerina (Alisha Weir) is WAY better than one would ever expect, which holds the whole thing together. The pro-wrestling climax is not as surprising or as original as it’s great predecessor Ready or Not, so walking out of the theater is not as much of a rush. But it’s still a sweet, bloody confection to be enjoyed if not overtly admired.