Longlegs

I was confused alot of the time and was not good

Pros: the cinematography was super creepy and effective. Everything felt a little off and I felt like it held tension beautifully. Cons: I have so many unanswered questions. There was no explanation for anything that happens or why certain characters are the way they are. I like knowing ABOUT the characters I watch, and this felt like a situation of "let's make Nic Cage albino with lots of prosthetics and obsessed with satanic dolls and he's like this just because..." It would be much more intriguing and interesting to know more about this guy.

Don't waste your time. You're better than this. If I could 0 star I would.

lots of missing pieces in the story

Longlegs is certainly worth a watch. There are, however, a few points worth mentioning, both good and bad. 1) The marketing campaign was very effective, however, I can't help but think they over-egged the pudding. The marketing campaign lined the film up as the scariest horror movie in years. That it most certainly was not. 2) The cinematography was phenomenal. That is probably the best thing about the movie. The attention to detail, the retro feel, the colour grading; it was all very well done. I would go as far as to say it had some of the best cinematography of any thriller in recent years. 3) As alluded to above, it is, I think, a thriller rather than a horror. It was unsettling at times, foreboding, a slow-burner. If the objective was to make Longlegs seem indescribably odd, then absolutely they achieved it. Unfortunately, he was not scary. Cage's performance was very good, as he ordinarily is, but there were times I thought perhaps he was trying too hard to be odd or scary. It didn't always seem natural to the character. 4) Monroe's performance was very good, as was Witt's. Although, again, Witt came across as odd, rather than scary at any point. 5) THIS BIT IS A SPOILER. DO NOT READ UNLESS YOU WISH TO READ AOUT AN INTEGRAL PLOT POINT....... The plot change towards the end, finding out about the satanic effects of the dolls, was a bit of a let down. As soon as it became supernatural, it lost me a bit and lost any sense of scariness, because suddenly, the film wasn't realistic. Had the plot kept to being realistic, it would have been scarier. Speaking of, when Longlegs smashes his face on the table, the visible injury is greatly exaggerated, as is the blood loss. That too lost me a bit; it's a good example of the maxim 'less is more'. Having said that, I did appreciate the shadow of the devil in several frames - that was a nice Easter egg. As was Longlegs calling "cuckoo", mimicking the bird which lays its eggs in others nests; again, a very thoughtful Easter egg and clue of his modus operandi. To summarise If you want to watch a good thriller, then absolutely it is worth a watch. If you want to see brilliant cinematography, again, it's worth a watch. However, if you seek being terrified, go elsewhere.

Enjoyed the suspense, but not the pay-off.

Cage and Monroe were outstanding. The film made me feel uncomfortable in the same way as Hereditary or Seven. I like to be immersed in a film that gets under the skin.

Just dull and slow. Had high hopes for the first 15 minutes, but it just plodded along. It touched on a Silence of the Lambs vibe and a bit of Zodiac but ended up like someone reading their horoscope after having a lamb carvery Sunday dinner. Not enough thrills or horror for anyone. Cage just looked silly in his make up and hardly appeared at all. Still, if you have difficulty going to sleep, it's a good film to watch.

A slow meandering movie punctuated by a totally brilliant deranged performance by Nicholas Cage.

Creepy until the last scene, then it lost me. Agent Harker had one thing to do and she blew it. It just made no sense and ruined the movie for me.