Longlegs (2024)

The hype was big for this one. Directed by Anthony Perkins' son Oz, the movie is about an FBI agent who investigates a satanic serial killer. I think the movie is set in the 80s or 90s. It's one of those ominous slow-burners where you don't really know wtf is going on until it finally starts coming together at the end. I went in blindly and I wont say much else about the plot, but Satanic stuff is generally pretty unsettling, and this movie had a few creepy moments.

Maika Monroe is our lead, either psychic or "highly intuitive" as she pieces this cold case together. She had a great run in 2014 with The Guest and It Follows, and now another decent genre piece 10 years later. Good for her.

Nic Cage plays "Longlegs", and in typical Cage fashion, he hams it up HARD. He doesn't actually have a lot of scenes, which is probably for the best. Too much Nic Cage can drive a man insane. Look at Nic Cage, for example. He's had to live with himself for 60 years, and he's obviously gone completely insane because of it.

I wont say it was the best, but it was a solid effort.

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