My partner and I both came out of the film feeling disappointed. I don’t think that Nick Cage’s performance was the issue as he barely got any screen time. It was mostly just the obvious plot and ‘big reveal’ that wasn’t a big reveal. We did pick up a card with a phone number on it as part of the promotional handouts and that was a fun little thing to call up and listen to
@@alistairDebenham that’s true he did barely get any screen time but for me when he was on screen he was too much, yeah the big reveal was kind of nonsense wasn’t it could telegraph a lot of the plot points really, ahh that promo card sounds sick
I liked it a lot. Definitely more creepy than scary. Nick Cage was right on the edge of being funny and corny but I like the rest of the movie enough to have it not ruined for me by that
@@wrestlerecap1324 that’s fair enough man I couldn’t help thinking he had ripped over the edge of being funny for me but everything I have seen you either love his performance or think it was daft I personally got the daft side of that second watch I was able to enjoy it a lot more though for sure
Saw it twice myself. Didn't see any of the marketing though. Has some creepy and bleak vibes but without much payoff but the style is pretty much the reason I went back to see it again. Got bored of Maika's character - enjoyed her more when playing off of other characters. Did the psychic skills have any purpose overall? It lost me in part two as well! Weak on the investigation front. Sudden explanation felt sloppy and rushed. Nic Cage does the film some serious harm (silly looks, over played "craziness") and they show too much of him in a way that kills mystique. On 2nd viewing Nic Cage and that performance definitely the weakest element. Loud sounds and audio edits felt forced, trying too hard to be scary (killed my immersion). Wanted the end to go more batshit wild but it was so so. This style with better writing and bad guy execution could deliver something awesome. The son of "Norman Bates" will hopefully deliver his potential next time - minus BS marketing would be nice too.
@@horriblefridge I think we have pretty much the exact same opinion man you summed it up perfectly haha I do think I would have give so much more credit had it not been nic cage in that role, I agree about maika aswell man I have seen some crazy shouts about her performance and it is fairly average and I didn’t even think about that opening with the psychic shout but it literally has no pay off or point to the long legs case at all does it.
Saw it twice myself. 1st watch i'm going in expecting a 'scary Silence of the Lambs/Zodiac' and that quality given the reviews. I thought Monroe was wooden and genrally weird. I felt they rushed the evidence gathering, I was disappointed. Even though I watch most of the good review Horrors, I'm not a HORROR Head. But I couldn't help thinking about it. I watched it again. This time I wasn't getting annoyed that Monroe was so wooden and clues would fall into her lap. because I knew where it was going. Why she was wooden and weird etc etc. I enjoyed it much more. 7-8 out of 10.
@@leonthecanteen5443 yeah man the marketing just kind of fucked the first watch for me so second time it played much better still had problem with cages performance but a lot more of the film landed for me because I knew what to expect so pretty similar experience to yourself still feel slightly disappointed as it was my most anticipated release of the year
I’m with you on this. After all the hype and the trailer which I thought was genuinely creepy, I went and watched this…cancelling plans and overall, felt disappointed. I thought it was decent, but for me, it felt rushed towards the end and left so many unanswered questions. Lots of plot holes for me…very underwhelming ending as well imo I will definitely watch again, a second watch will help. I enjoyed it just like you said, hype built up my expectations waaaay too high!
I would say infact I think I did haha but if you got anything out of it and were just a little underwhelmed a second watch deffo benefits this film, so I’d recommend seeing it a second time but overall still a little disappointed, yeah the ending didn’t land purely because I think I got every twist fairly early on I didn’t mind the ending but it deffo wasn’t the shocking moment the film wants you to feel
@@theunsweetkarmaway my first viewing I deffo had awful vibes about it haha but a second viewing certainly helped me out but I honestly stil can’t understand the hype and love this film is getting havent seen many bad reviews at all really
