"Truth or Dare": Come Our, or a Demon will Eat You

In Truth or Dare (2018), a group of college students is on vacation in Mexico,when the mysterious Carter (Landon Liboiron) lures them into the ruins of an old Spanish mission. and suggests, naturally, that they play the eponymous game.

What is this, a sixth grade sleepover?  Except even in sixth grade, my friends and I would never stoop to playing "Truth or Dare."  Can't college students think of something...um...more collegiate to do?

But they agree.  And a demon named Callux, who is lurking  in the old mission  (no matter that missions are holy places, like churches), has changed the rules: if you choose "truth" and fail to answer the embarrassing question, you die.  If you choose "dare" and fail to comply with the embarrassing order, you die.

Carter turns out to be Sam, a guy who is playing an earlier version of the game, whose "dare" is to get new players.  I don't know why he used a pseudonym.

1. Olivia chooses "truth," and is told to reveal her friend Markie's deepest secret, that she's cheating on her boyfriend Lucas (Tyler Posey, left)

That's her deepest secret?  I cheated on my boyfriend twice before breakfast, and sent him the jpgs.

2. Markie chooses "dare," and breaks Olivia's hand.  Are we sure that she's obeying the orders of a demon, or she is just mad at Olivia?



3. Brad (Hayden Szeto) chooses "dare," and is forced to come out to his homophobic father.

Break your friend's hand, come out.  Yeah, I can see how those are equivalent.












4. Tyson (Nolan Gerard Funk) chooses "truth," but doesn't tell the truth and dies.

Pity he's stuck in this awful movie, but with that physique, he's guaranteed future roles anyway.

5. Penelope, trying to avoid choosing, is killed.

6. Olivia chooses "dare," and has to have sex Lucas, Markie's boyfriend, whom she has a crush on.

Wait -- the most awful thing imaginable is to have sex with a guy she likes? Sounds awful.

7. Lucas chooses "truth," and has to admit that he's not into Olivia.

"I like you, Olivia, but just as a friend and hookup.  I like-like Markie.  She's swell."

8. Brad chooses "dare," and is forced to brandish a gun and threaten his homophobic father (who he came out to earlier), whereupon he is killed by a police officer.

9. Lucas chooses "dare," and has to kill Olivia or Markie.  He kills Carter/Sam instead, and dies.

10. Olivia chooses "dare," and uploads a video to youtube to get new players, including everyone watching the movie at home.  So be careful next time you play "truth or dare."

Well, I'm not 10 years old, so....

I've got to get out of the habit of watching a movie just because it has a gay character.

My grade: D+