Longlegs is NOT What I Expected | Movie Review

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This is my 2024 movie review of Longlegs, the newest horror movie that premiered this weekend. Leave your Longlegs reviews and reactions down below. Today, I tell you why this is not what I expected.
FBI Agent Lee Harker is a gifted new recruit assigned to the unsolved case of an elusive serial killer. As the case takes complex turns, unearthing evidence of the occult, Harker discovers a personal connection to the merciless killer and must race against time to stop him before he claims the lives of another innocent family. This stars Maika Monroe, Alicia Witt, Nicolas Cage, Blair Underwood, and is directed by Oz Perkins.
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@joeguptill4717 23 дня назад

Watched this last night and my theater was packed. Excited to see a original story get this much excitement. I thoroughly enjoyed it myself.

@alistairhenshall9204 22 дня назад

It’s not what I expected exactly either, but it’s stayed with me. I thought Nicolas cage was absolutely terrifying

@JD-jz5gu 23 дня назад

This is a movie that I could have easily watched 15 - 20 more minutes. It’s not even that it necessarily needed that much more time (it probably did need at least 5 more), but that’s just how wrapped up in the story and, specifically, the atmosphere I was.

@AustinBurke 23 дня назад

I feel that

@LaFlor718 23 дня назад

Same! I just saw it and was a bit caught off guard when it ended. I definitely could have taken 5-15 minutes more myself.

@JD-jz5gu 23 дня назад

@@LaFlor718 I’m perfectly fine with the ending and the final shot, but I would have liked a bit more exploring in the middle

@austincarlson9270 23 дня назад

@@JD-jz5gu the middle was fleshed out very thoroughly. It was the odd transition to the 3rd act/climax that left more meat on the bone.

@michaelschaub4267 23 дня назад

It’s basically: Satan fuses Seven with Silence of the Lambs

@donkeenum302 20 дней назад

With a sprinkle of Zodiac

@sherylsmallwood-valdivia5375 20 дней назад

@@donkeenum302 and Cure

@procraftinatorz4116 23 дня назад

This is going to sound atrocious out of context but I didn’t understand what the balls do

@AustinBurke 23 дня назад

😂😂😂

@JohnnyNada 23 дня назад

They contained a part of his soul I think lol which possesses people because he's like a vampire you had to let the doll into your house

@procraftinatorz4116 23 дня назад

@@JohnnyNada but why was there a doll that looked exactly like the kid

@Spiqaro 23 дня назад

@@JohnnyNada But that's the problem: you THINK that's what it means. Without a definitive answer, it comes off as a lazy way for the writer to make it whatever he needs it to be. In a movie that felt very grounded, it throws a wrench in the system.

@JohnnyNada 23 дня назад

@@Spiqaro not really, there's just some movies where they let you think about it and don't spell everything out for you. This is one of them

@movies_are_life 23 дня назад

Spoiler questions about things being left open. Why did she write on and hide the evidence of the letter Longlegs left her? Why didn’t she involve the FBI or local cops at all on the third act? Why did she choose to drive to her partners house rather than trying to prevent what was going to happen before she drove to his house? They really couldn’t piece together murders that were so similar? Was her mother capable of living a life and taking care of herself? How has no one ever called the cops on Longlegs or him being on a watch list with how off kilter and weird looking he was? Why didn’t the gun work at the end? What possible fate did the 2 at the end ultimately have?

@hotakaofficial 23 дня назад

For the last question, I think it's just an ambiguous ending, possibly signifying that the beast with seven heads and ten horns (which I believe to be a metaphor for how there is evil always happening and that Longlegs was just one of many humanly satanic/evil manifestations) and that just because she stopped one of the murders, she won't be able to stop all of them. And for the gun, I think it's supernatural intervention from Satan which prevented her from shooting the doll/the orb. I also think that she doesn't bother warning Agent Carter after the interaction with her mother is because his voice on the phone sounded distorted/demonic so she tried to get to them ASAP (to probably try and prevent the killings). Also, they did piece together the murders because of Longlegs' notes and She didn't involve the FBI in the third act because she went to her mother's house right after the interrogation to try and gain information on the potential accomplice, where Agent Browning is killed and her mother destroys her doll. Immediately after this however, she gets the call from Agent Carter so she leaves. And I'm not sure about the question about why no one reported Longlegs, but people seemed to find him weird (Like the girl in the hardware store). I assumed that he just stayed in the basement for the most part. These are all my theories/opinions tho!

@jimyarbrough9935 20 дней назад

Lot of what you're bringing up is explained near the end when her mother explains that long leggs was controlling her memories. If you noticed the doll he created the mother explains that " he put some of himself in it" this means he has been controlling her for the last twenty years, for example the family at the end killing themselves.

@LAHowell 23 дня назад

Really interesting that you say it could’ve benefited from maybe 10-15 more minutes, I’ve heard a couple reviews say they think it could’ve been 10-15 minutes shorter. So excited for this one

@dinocollins720 21 день назад

Another fantastic video! Thank you Austin!

@miamoore6587 22 дня назад

No shade, but just watch Silence of the Lambs instead…..

@diegoredroban2683 23 дня назад

Very good movie. Could’ve done better without the spiritual aspect, though.

@hungrymoviebuff9788 21 день назад

Saw it tonight and all I can say is WOW. I loved it and Nicholas cage was almost unrecognizable. I was absolutely stunned and creeped out. Was so excited to get my review for it out! Great video as always man. Keep up the great work!

@Brody2525 23 дня назад

They’re first 25 minutes were amazing and honestly the best 25 minutes in a film in a long time imo.

@Sadude13 22 дня назад

bullshit

@Brody2525 22 дня назад

@@Sadude13 key word - imo

@Sadude13 22 дня назад

@@Brody2525 I didn’t like the main character. She was acting like a wimp the entire movie. You are an FBI agent for gods sake. Why was she so jumpy throughout. How did she pass her exams to be an FBI agent? I wouldn’t have hired her

@NinthShinigami 23 дня назад

Watching this one tomorrow after a showing of Princess Mononoke. Hearing that it’s inspired by Se7en and Silence of The Lambs has me especially curious, I really enjoy serial killer movies like those two.

@AustinBurke 23 дня назад

Mononoke is 🔥

@NinthShinigami 23 дня назад

@@AustinBurke an all time favorite movie for me. I’ve listed my top 100 but Mononoke is like my number 12 🔥

@SPACE-98 21 день назад

Looking fly wit the chain my boy

@AustinBurke 21 день назад

💪🏻🙌🏻

@nojsageiv 22 дня назад

This, along with Skinamarink, really could have been an episode of Tim & Eric’s Bedtime Stories.

@Anthonycheesman33 23 дня назад

From your first reaction I was expecting it to be in the 60s lol. but I agree again I’d give it an 8 out of 10.but I feel like with a few small changes this could have easily been a 9.I just felt like when it ended I needed more .

@nox5870 23 дня назад

It wasn't ''A Scariest film of the Decade'', But it was definitely an interesting watch, I would definitely recommend it to people who are more into crime/thriller genre, because this is definitely not a horror film. It has horror elements but it wasn't a full blown horror movie from start to finish. There was some unsettling and creepy parts but I never felt truly scared. Nic Cage and Maika Monroe were both great, the actress who plays Lee's mother in the film was fantastic, she was absolutely creepy. But it definitely a type of movie that you need to see twice, it demands that. So I am definitely going to be seeing again but this time alone at home. I just came out of the screening couple of minutes ago, so the movie is very fresh in my mind but I just... I don't know, I need to sit with this movie for a bit and think how I feel about it, because there were stuff I really, really liked and then there were some other stuff that I would put under a question mark. That's why I think it necessary to see it twice. I can say that I think this film should have been either longer or a mini-series, a 1 hour 40 minute runtime is not enough to tell such a story I feel like, there is quite a lot that is left to viewer's imagination, a very ambiguous ending. I don't hate the ending but I do wish we got a conclusion, it felt like we will be getting Longlegs 2 or something... but either way, I can't decide fully on how I feel about this film, I will say I did like it more than I did not like it, but I don't want to go in the details because I am not 100% sure if even the things I did not like I truly don't like you know? But it definitely was an experience that I overall enjoyed but at the same let down by few things, I did feel like it needed to be longer at the very least and the jumpscares were weak... absolutely weak to me. But I will still recommend for anybody to go check it out for yourself, especially like I said before if you are fan of these type of movies (Silence of the Lambs, Seven or Zodiac) then this could be a good time for you. I will say this, this film is definitely also not on par with Silence of the Lambs or Seven in terms of filmmaking, storytelling and etc etc... It definitely pays homage to those films but at the same time brings an interesting unique twist to the movie which I did really like. So yeah, go check it out. I feel like this movie is going to be very divisive, some people will love it some people will like it and some will straight out hate it, it definitely a more of A24 type of horror/thriller flick. Also, Nic Cage's performance was definitely something... I did not know how to approach his character... but eventually he did get under my skin but I can see some people straight out laugh at this character because of how ridiculous he is in this. Even I smiled couple of times because Nic Cage was having a lot of fun in this one, oh my oh my... He was chewing every scene, the interrogation scene definitely is going to be a memorable scene from the movie. Gosh, I went on a huge rant.. I need to chill, but at the moment it very hard for me to rate this, I need to wait a bit until I can truly comprehend what I just saw. Also cinematography and sound design is chef's kiss.

@CynsCorner 23 дня назад

I was not as impressed with this film as I expected to be. So that was disappointing.

@theoschommer3530 23 дня назад

It definitely got to me in terms of creep factor. Stuck in my psyche.

@Spiqaro 23 дня назад

After having seen the movie, it left me with a whole lot of questions: DON'T READ FURTHER IF YOU HAVEN'T SEEN IT! 1. As soon as Longlegs left her the envelope in her home, why didn't she immediately call the cops? 2. Longlegs lived in their basement for years? Why didn't the mother escape with her child (at some point, after agreeing to help him) and get him arrested? 3. Why did the mother continue with the killings? 4. How did they know when these girls' birthdays were? 5. How did the police know when/where to pick up Longlegs at that particular bus stop? 6. After picking him up, wouldn't they have tried to find out where he'd been living this entire time, so as to investigate it? 7. At the end of the movie, she clearly knew that the husband was going into the kitchen to kill the wife. Why didn't she try to stop him beforehand? 8. WHAT THE FUCK WERE THE METAL BALLS IN THE DOLL HEADS? Explaining away everything with, "Oh it's just supernatural stuff," feels lazy.

@LordOberon67 23 дня назад

Wait. You have pointed out how the plot/story has so many holes that needed to be filled for the movie to be considered good.

@Spiqaro 23 дня назад

@@LordOberon67 The movie is actually quite well made. The technical details, cinematography and acting are great. But the story has too many loose threads or moments that made me wonder why a character did something instead of something else.

@Geekspace12 23 дня назад

@@SpiqaroThe metal balls is what held a piece of him inside the dolls.

@Spiqaro 23 дня назад

@@Geekspace12 Ugh, I guess I can accept that. But it's still lazy.

@StevenOlvera1 22 дня назад

I've only seen it once in theaters, so excuse me if I misremembered anything or if I missed any supporting evidence that would bolster the following: 1. The Message said something along 'if you take this to the cops, i will kill your mother', which she had no memory or her families involvement at the time. Maybe she thought it could have been an inside job, or a corrupt informant from the FBI. 2 & 3. The Mother knew the devil was involved, and she continued to do their bidding to give her daughter a life. it was a part of her monologue 5-10 mins before credits rolled. 4. If 'they' means FBI, I don't see that as a problem. But you probably meant Longlegs, and I agree to the point where we have no idea b/c the movie didn't show much of any of LL's operations outside of making dolls. It Could be similar to how Lee described her 'pre-cognition' as "something tapping her on the shoulder and telling her where to look". 5. I agree they skipped a bit too much time and space. But we do know the FBI set up an APB using the picture child Lee took as a child and found in her room. It feels like a line saying 'A man fitting the description was seen buying a bus ticket out of town, we are picking them up' was cut, but idk. 6. We see the aftermath of the first interrogation, but it turned into 25 mins of LL singing Happy Birthday to Lee. When they try again with Lee herself, LL smashed his own face in. we also only hear of the physical searching only turned up LL's letters. Not like he had a Driver's License that has Lee's Mother's Basement as his home address on it. 7. Agreed, she was shown trying to protect the little girl, watch her mother, and shoot the doll. but not of that is necessarily mutual exclusive which trying to stop Agent Carter from killing his wife. I think it could have been more effective if she did (or try to) stop Carter, and something else happened, such as: the wife takes her own life anyway, the devil in the doll takes a more active role, the mother makes a move earlier, idk the scene as is doesn't sit well as is imo. 8. It was some piece of the devil, and it called out to take possession. the coroner that cut it opened felt like it was calling out about his ex-wife, but it probably has a strength tangible hold on the victims family, maybe it is amplified but the doll being a voodoo-like connection of the family daughter. The evidence of a direct connection was shown twice. Carrie Ann Camera 'wakes up' out of her catatonic state as soon as the doll is removed and opened. And Lee passes out and need to recover from her doll head ball being shot and exploded. I know I had to use 'maybe' and 'Could' a lot, and if the ambiguity ruins the movie for you, that is okay because of subjectivity and art, yada yada. I think Dan Murrell's review point it best: 'The ending dropped it a bit, but not enough to tank the whole movie.' and that is how I feel about point #7, hurts the overall movie, but doesn't tank it for me. As for the Supernatural stuff, I disagree because the Devil is shown as an acting force and watching over characters the whole movie. The Veiled Shadow in the car from scene one. the looming and disappearing shadowed figure shown outside of Lee's House and the FBI library, The goat-horned Shadow behind Child Lee. The red-eyed entity scene in the Camera Family was my personal favorite: it showed the veiled figure with its deep red eyes, the girl uncovers the veil, and it cuts back to the doll. The language of editing telling us that the devil has manifested into the doll, and with the rest of the context, it Trojan Horsed its way into these families' houses.

@dfa3366 23 дня назад

Horror movies are to each his own. What I find scary could be different from others. Lots of people like jump scares as a form of horror and myself I like moody slow burn type like Hereditary. This looks right up my alley.

@ASMRremedy 22 дня назад

I really really liked this one! Saw it on opening night without having seen the trailer and completely avoided all marketing-so glad I did it that way. Going to see it again to catch all the bits I may have missed connected to the end

@AiringAustin 21 день назад

At what point did you find this movie to turn into a character study? Because I felt like it lacked character and it focused on the spectacle of the occult mystery.

@seanyonthemic 23 дня назад

I’m seeing it tomorrow night when it won’t be as packed. However, I’m happy to hear that it has been packed lately. People have been curious. I think regular folks will be disappointed based on the reviews I’ve been seeing, but to me that’s not the worst thing. I’m excited to see a new creepy serial killer film in the vein of Seven and Silence of the Lambs. Plus it’s an original with a lot of familiar inspirations it sounds like.

@LuisVazquez-hu3jx 21 день назад

I wouldn’t say I was scared but I was very unnerved and disturbed by the film still great detective thriller and great movie in general.

@cremefraiche9095 23 дня назад

Loved the style, and cinematography! I guess I thought I was going into something slightly different and definitely more scary, but I enjoyed it and I can’t say I wasn’t creeped out / unsettled the entire runtime. Oftentimes less is more and I thought the opposite in this case. Sadly the Silence of the Lambs hype certainly didn’t live up to expectations, but a solid flick in a genre that seems to be forgotten! … trailer, although doesn’t give too much gave enough that a major character death was easily inferred. Hated that

@timeslikethese52 22 дня назад

Big bird !

@ozymandias1099 23 дня назад

I thought the movie was 8.5/10 I really enjoyed it

@empaldinou 23 дня назад

Steve Nash has to be up there

@kathywhite9411 23 дня назад

Can't wait to watch on Sunday!!🙌 Longest legs.... Julia Roberts, or anyone in NBA!😂❤

@NickBattani 23 дня назад

Edward the Longshanks

@chaddubois8164 18 дней назад

Who is this man who speaks to me as though I needed his advice?

@TheJwlasichuk 23 дня назад

Lost legs for me. I love horror and miss it.

@jackpackage4278 23 дня назад

I honestly have no idea what to expect when I see it tomorrow. Half the reviews and comments I’ve read say it’s good but not scary and the other half say it’s super scary and good. At least pretty much everyone seems to think it’s a good film but in terms of how scary it will be and whether or not Cage will come off as goofy or not I cannot tell what I’m going to think.

@thebrentrobinsonshow2882 22 дня назад

I might give this movie a try.

@ohyeahitsthatoneguy 22 дня назад

Danny Devito

@chaddubois8164 18 дней назад

Shortlegs

@realitysven 21 день назад

This was done so well that it was kind of heartbreaking.... They should have kept it grounded in reality and kept long legs as a serial killer. Instead he does absolutely nothing... And it just ends up being a stupid possession film just like every other horror film easily the biggest disappointment of the year for me because it was super frightening... And oh my God what on earth did they do with the ending It was incredibly frustrating to see it turning into a very generic film after such an amazing first half

@costacalvin0 2 дня назад

I agree, leaves me dissatisfied when a grounded film goes ahead and explains the main plot line with supernatural stuff. Takes me out of the story and seems lazy (although I know it is not) as it should’ve been marketed as a supernatural movie if they were just going to go that route

@H4LFD3MON 12 дней назад

I loved Longlegs. The acting, sound score, atmosphere and where the story went was fantastic. My wife and I enjoyed it in the theatre. 10/10 for us.

@viciousbane569 21 день назад

Saw it just now and it was packed and I really liked it a lot

@minhja4924 21 день назад

Danny Devito😂😂😂

@jedparker2855 19 дней назад

I enjoyed Longlegs!!! It’s become one of my favorite movies of the year so far! I think if the Oscars had recognized horror movies more often, I’d bet that Nicolas Cage would be nominated for Supporting Actor. It should definitely get nominated for Makeup; Cage was so unrecognizable!!!

@Trill_Tour 23 дня назад

I think Hereditary was so good that I can never look at horror the same. That's why when we get movies like this, it stands out. Superb movie

@ncallaway9731 23 дня назад

Hereditary is overpraised honestly. the kid beheading was the best scene and def shocking. and yes Toni Collete is good in it, but the movie is too slow and boring for most of it, and the ending was atrocious

@amy_yoshikawa 21 день назад

The Underappreciated Korean horror movie 'The Wailing' 2016 is MUCH better than highly overrated Hereditary. The Wailing is what truly gets in your skin.

@Izzy21209 23 дня назад

Finally a review of this movie I can completely agree with. Bravo sir, well done 👏

@jaredstordahl565 10 дней назад

It’s most definitely in the conversation for scariest movie of the year. I agree that saying it’s the scariest movie of the decade is absurd, but name a scarier film of this year. Maybe The First Omen? But that’s the only one that even comes to mind. We’ll see what October brings, but as of now this is definitely in the conversation for scariest movie of the year.

@crytkryssus9851 23 дня назад

Atmosphere reminds me of Sicario. Just kind of like, "what's going to happen" and a feeling of uneasiness.

@Darren-sn4ki 23 дня назад

I seen it last night and it’s in my opinion the most disturbing horror film of 2024 the slow burn and it really disturbed me the scenes with nick cage disturbed me he deserves an award this is the best character he has ever played this film gave me chills in a lot of the scenes

@hw5932 23 дня назад

Definitely not that scary, but I enjoyed it and thought Nicholas Cage was great.

@ohhididntseeyouthere6494 23 дня назад

Idk maybe it's just me but I was kind of underwhelmed after watching . The marketing behind the movie had me hyped but I felt more could have been done . I like the concept of a supernatural serial killer movie. I wish they would have did more with it. I did love the use of sound and cameras techniques it really elevated the dread I felt watching this film unfold and this had to be one of Nicholas cages best performances I just wanted more . I'm going to watch it a second time .

@stillsleeep 23 дня назад

same, it was good but overhyped for sure.

@FritzTheCat_1030 23 дня назад

The problem with the marketing is that when you advertise something as the scariest movie in the history of human civilization, you are going to fill the theater with people expecting a jump-scare fest like The Nun (barf). I thought this was pretty great, but I'm expecting like a 30% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes after the weekend and like a C- cinemascore (at best).

@walterdbrown 22 дня назад

I need to watch this movie again in a better environment. My theater was hot. The AC was off and it had me stressed and uncomfortable. Plus, my crowd was full of people expecting jump scares and commenting dumb things often. As is, I'm disappointed, but I can say its a solid 8/10 horror film. It's gorgeous in its own freaky dark ways. Yet, I feel it did too much for a story that wasn't really deep at the end.

@doomraven0 18 дней назад

An incredibly shot movie and the minimalistic soundtrack fit it perfectly. But Longlegs as a character was just too weird and illogical as a living breathing person to be scary. It was like he had a big neon sign above his head at all times saying eccentric. Reminded me a lot of Phoenix in Joker actually. Waaaay overacted. There is no way someone who looked or talked like Nic Cage in the movie would not have been on an FBI watchlist his entire life.

@GareBare90 23 дня назад

Oh, so, a story about Daddy's long legs? Got it!

@AustinBurke 23 дня назад

He got them big ole legs

@carlosmonzon8909 23 дня назад

I did enjoy the silence of lambs feel in the beginning but by the end when it started morphing into something else I can't really say i enjoyed the reveal of that and as far as nick cage I thought at times his performance was unsettling along with the makeup but at other times his over the top nick acting took me out of the films creepy vibe feeling and made it feel more silly in the end the film was ok I wouldn't place it high on the horror list but I'm willing to give it another chance on streaming to fully make up my mind

@roberttaylor9259 23 дня назад

Is Nic Cage anywhere in the marketing? I literally didn't know he was in it.

@AustinBurke 23 дня назад

Everywhere! Lol

@loladiaz3534 23 дня назад

I do !!!

@B.A.G.Studios 11 дней назад

Ralph McQuarrie

@Nathanrand1295 23 дня назад

“JUSY SAY NAMES, NO CONTEXT JUST NAMES” 😂 …..Svetlana Pankratova (🤷🏼‍♂️ per wiki)

@iwanttobeninja3315 21 день назад

My mate Johnny longlegs

@sydney4525 22 дня назад

I was so enthralled with this movie. It was uncomfortable to watch (for me), and the performances were great! I will say my only gripe is that I figured out the plot more or less into 1/3 of the movie

@user-nt6gb2dv8r 21 день назад

Marketing was fantastic. That’s about it

@jacobfleming3926 23 дня назад

I really liked it. Personally it’s my favorite horror film of the year.

@fionnocthejediVA 15 дней назад

I agree with man. I enjoyed this too.

@xKonscious 20 дней назад

saw it yesterday. ima give ya a real casual but like serious movie watcher overview/disccusion/review. so i knew something up early cause the mom kept saying you gotta do your prayers. so when the mom was revealed to be involved i wasnt surprised at all. you could also tell there was just something paranormal with lee and how she had a connection with just evil since in the beginning she was able to have a random hunch with where the murder was when her first partner was killed. so i just kinda knew her awkwardness was just tied to satan. (easy to assume its gonna be a satanic movie when you watch the trailers and see a black figure with horns) i thought blair underwood did a really good job at acting. he was a good character to balance out her weirdness. in terms of the story i agree that the movie was a slow burn and it needed more time. im jacking it needed like a extra 30mins. its hard to remove some of the movie scenes because it kinda is necessary with how the pacing is but i did find myself a little bored from time to time. nicholas cages acting was actually pretty good but i was never deeply disturbed or bothered by his character. to be honest nothing about this movie was giving "horror". it was a thriller to me more then anything and didnt ever leave me scared. i also brought a scaredy cat to the movie to watch with me (yes it was on purpose. yes she had no idea what this movie was. and yes i did it so i could laugh at her being scared.) but she never really got scared so i knew i wasnt really bugging on that. the heart rate trailer made it seem like longlegs was suppose to look terrifying when he probably just looked like caitlyn jenner with bed hair. i was pretty disappointed on his visual look. i also feel like we didnt get enough answers on the satanic side of the cult. he said there was more members or alluded to what was happening being bigger then him and it not just being satan. so i was just hoping we woulda got more info on that. the ending was a little underwhelming too. i think its a little clear that when the mom shot lees doll head off that she severed the tie with her and satan since you seen the black smoke come out of lees head as she passed out. i just wish the movie would have ended with like lee now taking over longlegs place. like almost as if she was hand picked and nurtured to be his replacement. yes it makes the moms story pointless by having all what she has done to protect lee be for nothing but its a horror movie like comeon we gotta add a sense of despair. everything just ending so like "peacefully" with no real sense of like danger or fear just made me feel like it was all to easy and not enough significance to what was at stake with what was going on plot wise. i did love the careful planning of the lore for longlegs timing on kills but other then that the movie is like a solid 6.8. like its ok. im not gonna say its good. that would be like a 7/10 but its close. its just ok and could be better. but this was my first neon movie and they have my attention now. overall i think the movie is good for the horror genre currently and hope we get some more soon.

@dogtrainer4645 15 дней назад

I really liked the first two acts. Didn't like the third act as much. I could've done without the devil part. I liked the serial killer/thriller/police procedural a lot!

@shinedown54 22 дня назад

Here We Go Steelers, Here We Go!

@WilliamNeish 23 дня назад

Stacy Keibler has some really nice long legs; I’m glad this movie is more of a crime thriller than an actual horror movie; Silence of the Lambs is one of my favorite movies so this is right up my alley.

@costacalvin0 2 дня назад

I thought it was good but it definitely left me a bit dissatisfied with the story devolving into a supernatural horror. I was super invested in the crime and wanted a satisfying explanation to them and how they were being done, but when the story just explains it with supernatural stuff without explicitly marketing it as a supernatural horror, it just leaves me disappointed. Everything else about the movie was great including the atmosphere, just wanted something different from the story. 8/10

@ButterzPapi 23 дня назад

Its like a better sinister but not as scary

@ziggy8253 23 дня назад

‘Silence of the Ham’ is more like it. Good movie, but I couldn’t help but chuckle whenever I saw Nicolas Cage on screen. 😅

@princez413 23 дня назад

Dude...so true.

@jackesavage 23 дня назад

@@ziggy8253 OUCH !!! but that's what ya' gotta love about NIC ! he's not offered 'normal' roles anymore, right? Horror only. So it's GO GRAND GUIGNOL ou RENTRER à la MAISON, non?

@egypt196942 23 дня назад

@ziggy8253 😂 yeah not what I expected. Love him but not what I expected 😂😂

@bryanshields5571 23 дня назад

I didn't find Cage chilling/scary or funny. However, I saw it in a packed theater last night and about 1/4 of the audience were giggling/laughing every time Cage was on screen.

@egypt196942 23 дня назад

@@ziggy8253 😂 I agree

@andrewdasilva-z1h 22 дня назад

I THINK LONGLEGS IS LEE'S FATHER!!! i found it strange that her father was not mentioned the whole movie. the father could have left them early on in lee's life then returned with that plastic surgery look which could explain y they thought he was a stranger. it could be a play on word association with the spider daddy lonlegs. otherwise y name the killer that random word. anyone else agree? any other evidence? i have not heard this theory yet

@vanderhoff66fu 23 дня назад

I had zero expectations I didn't see any trailers ignored whatever one was saying about the movie I went in blind

@brentontariocanada7935 19 дней назад

I didn't think this was scary at all! But I really enjoyed it. I liked this movie, it got me hooked and took me for a nice ride.

@nickbiaggi6062 23 дня назад

Victor Wembenyama

@baymcculloch 22 дня назад

Really enjoyed this movie but said the same thing. Needed about 15 more min!

@doomslayer3418 22 дня назад

When evil lurks was good

@liamdonahue8398 23 дня назад

Sean Chandler

@AustinBurke 23 дня назад

😂

@ze7en 21 день назад

This movie is pure frustration. It COULD have been really good but, due to lazy writing and poor casting I simply can't make peace with it. It was a beautifully shot and well directed take on the serial killer "thriller" but, Nicholas Cage and Maika Monroe are just distracting.

@brandonberry861 21 день назад

I wouldn’t say scary but it was one of the craziest movies I have seen in a while and loved it give Nicolas Cage The Oscar!!

@EdMeeker 22 дня назад

I knew it was going to be crap when they were driving down the road in the station wagon and the gear shifter was in park. stupid rookie mistake .

@JediKnightWhoSaysNii 17 дней назад

Danny DeVito!

@jediconnor9349 23 дня назад

Are you gonna react to the teaser trailer for Captain America: Brave New World?

@AustinBurke 23 дня назад

On my Burke Reacts channel!

@jediconnor9349 23 дня назад

@@AustinBurkeYou have another channel?!😱

@AustinBurke 23 дня назад

@jediconnor9349 YUP🔥💪🏻

@jediconnor9349 23 дня назад

@@AustinBurke😱😱😱😱

@ryanzf1998 20 дней назад

Can someone tell me why the killer is called longlegs? And also can they tell me how they found him just randomly stood on the side of the road with absolutely no explanation as to how they knew to look there? 😂 this movie was such a let down my god

@ashleyc8303 21 день назад

Spiders😊

@stephaniewhite9526 16 дней назад

I know I am the minority but I thought this overhyped. How this can even be compared to Silence Of The Lambs or Seven is beyond me. From that era I would say The Sixth Sense. It's just a slow burn with a supernatural twist. Had I gone to the theatre with no expectations I would have thought it "ok" & maybe a 6.5 max but as for the scariest film of the decade !!!!!!!!!!!

@TheEnnisfan 23 дня назад

The marketing team de$erves a massive raise. That said, the movie was a HUGE letdown. It was not disturbing or terrifying as most people are saying. Maika was great, but Nic Cage was distracting and not very convincing. The movie was very visual, I'll give it that, but the narrative was M.I.A. (like with all of Oz Perkins films) and the "twist" was silly. I'll give them points for doing something new(ish), but that's it. Overall, a crystal clear misfire.

@Jigglypoof 15 дней назад

People must be huffing massive copium to say that this movie is anything more than a shiny turd. Either the marketing was all bullshit or the critics or wack. Nothing about this movie was scary and it'll be forgotten in a week.

@melissastewart6487 22 дня назад

Why is he called *longlegs*? I just watched this movie...i can say Nicolas Cage is absolutely amazing as an actor! But the movie didn't explain anything...makes me think a part 2 or *chapter* 4 will be next...not scary btw 😢

@vanderhoff66fu 23 дня назад

Longest legs maika Monroe

@thatakwardlatinguy8773 23 дня назад

I found it quite disappointing. It wasn’t scary at all and the mystery wasn’t that interesting. It picks up at the very end where it delivers a decent twist I didn’t fully expect but… ugh a dissapointly dull and boring movie for me. The one or two times Nic Cage goes Nic Cage are funny though.

@egypt196942 23 дня назад

Just saw it..honestly way too much hype! Not what I expected I was definitely engaged in the story line but not scarey at all and not much of Nicholas cage as I thought

@theoneders2056 23 дня назад

Why would you be scared? Are you a child? Do adults still get scared from horror/thriller movies? It was great as a thriller with unsettling moments. Are you one of those that thinks something has to have gore porn and forced jump scares to entertain you and make you feel "scared"?

@egypt196942 23 дня назад

@@theoneders2056 omg no😂😂

@calebberens9692 22 дня назад

Unnerved me to the point where I got back into my childhood fear of the dark. Same effect Babadook had on me.

@LordOberon67 23 дня назад

NOT scary. Suspenseful, tense, supernatural, unnerving. But not scary.

@h.hadley569 23 дня назад

I think people always forget that when a trailer displays “the scariest (or the most of any genre) movie of the year (or decade)”…it’s just some critics or a handful of peoples opinion. So don’t hold the movie accountable if it isn’t the scariest movie ever. As an example, I know people that think Annabelle (the first movie) is the scariest movie they’ve seen. I don’t agree with that. To me that movie is shit. But I can respect their opinion. With that said, this movie to me isn’t scary…..I usually never get scared at the theater, but it is unsettling. That is not an easy feat. For a movie to go consistently unsettling..that just doesn’t happen often. Oh and lastly, this is just a bit of criticism, but Denis Villeneuve is not all that. His best film hands down is Arrival but that’s it.

@ponypower8 21 день назад

Longest legs? Maria Sharapova 😄😉

@84paratize 23 дня назад

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

@Co0kyz 22 дня назад

josh

@Dapro9000 21 день назад

I didn’t really think this movie was scary. Nicholas Cage was pretty scary, and there were *some* scary shots, but other than that, there was nothing else for me. There was just some blood and loud noises. This movie isn’t horror, it’s a thriller.

@yumirabrito3882 22 дня назад

@josephmoore5949 23 дня назад

So this is more like the movie Seven it seems?

@johngarcia2374 23 дня назад

That's what I was being reminded of while watching it. A different take on it but well received nonetheless

@josephmoore5949 23 дня назад

@@johngarcia2374 I always thought what made Seven interesting is that you did not see the torture scenes actually happening. When they arrived at the murder sites it left more of a sense of wonder how it happened. I am seeing it tomorrow. Very excited!