My quick rating - 4.0/10. I’m fairly certain the filmmakers weren’t quite sure what direction they wanted to go with Guess Who, so they just kept switching gears mid-filming to see what stuck. The result is this movie that starts with an interesting concept. We get a family visit gone wrong when a psychotic killer shows up under the guise of an unusual tradition, but quickly loses control of its own story.
The premise hints at something that could’ve been a tight, unsettling thriller with a psychological edge. Instead, it teeters awkwardly between suspense, horror, and dark drama, never committing to one long enough to build any real tension. Each scene seems to belong to a different movie entirely, leaving me wondering if the editor had to piece together three drafts of a script written by different people.
Keeya King does what she can with the material, and to her credit, there are flashes where the performances briefly elevate things above mediocrity. But those moments are fleeting. Any emotional pull or sense of dread is constantly undermined by the erratic storytelling. Just when a scene starts to build atmosphere, it’s either undercut by a tonal shift or dragged down by clunky dialogue that makes you question what kind of movie this was ever supposed to be.
As a viewer, I found myself not only guessing the identity of the killer — which, fine, that’s the point — but also trying to guess what the filmmakers were going for in the first place. The film’s pacing lurches from slow-burn family tension to rushed slasher chaos, never finding the balance that could’ve tied it all together.
That said, I’ve seen far worse attempts at this kind of genre blend. There’s a kernel of a good idea buried under the confusion, and a few sequences show glimpses of what could’ve been an effective, unsettling thriller if Amelia Moses' vision had been clearer. Unfortunately, Guess Who ends up being more of a cinematic shrug, a missed opportunity that left me with more questions than answers.
Forgettable? Absolutely. But at least it’s not the worst way to kill an evening. Have you read about some of the trash I have watched?
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