I've been wanting to see a film like LONGLEGS for far too long.
(no plot spoilers)
This film is CREEPY. You will be uncomfortable. You will not be able to control your emotions. You’ll laugh at weird times. It’s a fucking trip.
I found it aesthetically perfect. While it’s clearly inspired visually by giants (Se7en etc.) it still felt fresh with a modern cinematic approach. Lots of extreme wides and smooth gimbal tracking sequences. Incredible uses of color and practical lights. It also looks very digital, and I preferred that for its clean and calculated modern feel, rather than a gritty film emulation. Fans of 90s thrillers will get a nice warm familiar hug in terms of production design, vehicles, and the melodrama.
There’s a flashlight-only lit sequence that’s an all-timer.
Cage is obviously great, and his character will undoubtedly become a new horror icon. Every scene with Cage had the whole theater leaning in. I won’t lie - I laughed out loud at plenty of his scenes while most of the theater was silent, but I wasn’t alone. There’s a lot of humor in this film.
Maika Monroe is sensational. Her physical and facial acting in this is incredible. We all knew she was good. LONGLEGS proves she’s great.
I haven’t seen anyone else mention this yet, but the marketing promises a terror-filled journey to the depths of hell. That’s not the movie I saw. LONGLEGS is a brooding, atmospheric procedural with horror elements. I worry expectations are out of whack in terms of how scary it is, and I really hope that doesn’t detract the word-of-mouth audience.
I loved this film. It’s not perfect, but I had a huge shit eating grin on my face nearly the whole time.
Go see this in theaters. See it twice. See it three times. This is a movie that is made to be seen with a crowd.
This is the kind of movie I want to make.
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