Independent horror seems to be having one heck of year with all of the best horror films that are coming out this year coming from independent film studios. Well now there's another one out there with this one having the advantage of having a huge name who is on his way back to the top not only starring in this film but also serving as one of it's producers as well and so then join me as I give you my SPOILER FREE review of the film that gives us a new creepy villain with the film in question being called simply just "Longlegs" enjoy.
The plot of this film is FBI agent Lee Harker is assigned the task of tracking down a killer who has evaded being caught for many years and has a connection to Harker herself. Now the interms of what I personally thought felt about the actual plot that's actually featured / presented to us in this very film well then in all honesty I in all honesty personally thought / felt that the actual plot that's actually featured / presented to us in this very film was in all honesty really hood while the plot of the film is really nothing new as it does come across as being inspired by The Silence Of The Lambs this film does put enough new aspects into the plot that it makes it come across as being new and refreshing again with the plot of the film being a genuinely creepy plot that does indeed have plenty of twists and turns in it that keeps us the audience on the edge of our seats all through the films running time all and as a result of that is the fact that the pot of this film does come across as being a really good plot with the plot of this film being really rather entertaining and as well as being really rather engaging as well in my freaking opinions anyways / at least.
Starring in this film is It Follows star Maika Monroe as Lee Harker and Blair Underwood as Agent Carter. Also starring in this film is Alicia Witt as Ruth Harker , Michelle Choi-Lee as Agent Browning , Dakota Daulby as Agent Horatio Fisk , Kiernan Shipka as Carrie Anne Camera , Jason Day as Father Camera , Lisa Chandler as Mother Camera , Ava Kelders as Ruby Carter , Rryla McIntosh as An adult Ruby Carter , Carmel Amit as Anna Carter , Peter James Bryant as A Senior FBI Agent and one of this films producers Nicolas Cage as Longlegs.
Now then interms of what I personally thought / felt about the actual acting that's actually featured / presented to us in this very film well then in all honesty I in all honesty personally thought / felt that the actual acting that's actually featured / presented to us in this very film was in all honesty really good. With all of this films actors really turning in some really good performances which whilst is not entirely surprising given that alot of this films actors are a bunch of really good actors in there own it is still surprising as well as alot of this films actors are also a bunch of unknown actors and as a result of that is the fact that it would been foolish to expect a good performance from them given that alot of them really haven't been in anything major until now with all of them more then holding there own when it comes to acting against Nicolas Cage who continues his streak of good performances with this film as he really is on top form with this film with the acting that's in this film really being helped by the fact that the script for this film is just so good that all this films actors have to do is just say the lines as they are written and a good performance will come out pf them naturally which is something that really does help to raise the overall quality of the acting that's in this film.
Just like alot of really great horror films this one does also give us a really creepy main villain in Nicolas Cage's Longlegs. With this films villain being a really creepy villain as we get to see the lengths that he's willing to go to get to his targets in a mental way and the fact that Nicolas Cage is willing to go and turn in an over the top performance during certain parts of the film only serve to make the character alot more creepier then what he would have been if those lines were said with a performance that wasn't over the top and while yes this villain won't be as iconic as say Freddy Krueger or Micheal Myers for example interms of the more modern day villain this is one that is more then capable of having his own sets of fans just due to the fact that he is a really creepy villain that just from his look alone does have a unique look to him which is something that alot of horror villain these days are missing and even the fact that this films villain acts kind of like a stalker at points whilst that is nothing new thanks to Micheal Myers basically doing the exact same thing it is something that really does make him a really creepy villain in this film.
One of this films TV spots has the gall to say that it was just as good as The Silence Of The Lambs this is a huge thing to say. Just given how good that that film is and after seeing this film and having never seen The Silence Of The Lambs it's something that really isn't true however it is quite clear tho the film does take some inspiration from The Silence Of The Lambs as everything from the plot to even the characters feel like that they take inspiration from The Silence Of The Lambs as Maika Monroe's character Lee Harker takes inspiration from Clarice Starling and Longlegs himself taking at the very least some inspiration from Dr. Hannibal Lector and on top of that the plot of both films are strikingly similar to one another which given the set up of this film and the set up of The Silence Of The Lambs isn't a very hard thing to notice and it's something that could also be said for a lot of horror films that also have the set up of an FBI agent trying to track down a serial killer as that set up is a really very thing to do as.
While the film does try to create a mystery over who Longlegs is it's thankfully doesn't keep it going as it's painfully obvious who it is. Just due to the fact that he's being played by Nicolas Cage and yet at the exact same time the film doesn't suffer because of it instead it thrives as it adds another layer to the film as now we the audience are left wondering not only when this films villain will strike next but also who will be his next victim and have to work things out at the exact same time that Lee is working things out as well and as a result of that is when she reaches big revelation in the case it is something that really does come as a big shock as we the audience are there with her one hundred percent of the time and that is something that does make the film really good as a mystery film not having a key mystery would usually be a sign that the film is bad here it works because the makers of the film know that Nicolas Cage is a very recognisable name who has a very recognisable face and as a result of that the makers of this film chose to put more of an effort into creating good scares instead of creating a really good mystery.
It's not all good tho as while the films main characters are really well handled what isn't handled all that well are the films supporting cast of characters. With alot of them being very one dimensional characters which does make it hard to tell them apart from one another with this not really being helped by the fact that alot of them do disappear from the film for large portions of the films running and as a result of that is the fact that the films supporting characters don't have a chance to become memorable which in some ways does make alot of sense as you don't go to a film to see the supporting characters you go to see the main characters but at the same time tho the main cast of characters are only as good as the supporting characters as Batman is only as good as Alfred is and yet here because the supporting characters aren't that well written the main cast of characters just across as feeling incomplete like there all missing something but it's hard to work what it is and that's something that could have been fixed if the supporting characters were given alot more focus that what they were given in this film with this being made all the more worse when you take into account that alot of the films key supporting characters actually play a huge part in the films plot and yet because there not given alot of focus we the audience have no reason to care about them nor do we want to see them come out of this film alive and well either.
Now then this film has / had an exact grand total running time of exactly one hour and thirty seven minuets and one second. Which is a solid running time for this film to have as the film really does have more then enough there interms of plot to really cover that large amount running time but at the same time this film would have been better off if it was longer and if it did have a slightly longer running time as that would allow for more focus to be given on the films characters and on the films mystery as well as then there could have been some build up as to who Longlegs is and as to what his deal is instead of having them both just come out of nowhere and having the characters not act like there a big deal when they really are this could also help the films supporting characters become alot more developed as characters which would make us the audience care for them alot more then what we already do which is something that really would help out in the long run as well but I will admit that this film really does have some really good pacing to it tho.
So now then as this is a horror film that means that I have to actually talk about the actual scares that are actually featured / presented to us in this very film well then in all honesty I in all honesty personally thought / felt that the actual scares that are actually featured / presented to us in this very film were in all honesty really good. As while yes the film does relay far to much on jump scares which is the easiest scare to have that is something that really does work well enough in this films favor that you do kind of forgive the film for having them as the film does take the time to build up it's tension not only in the lead up to a jump scare but also in the immediate aftermath of a jump scare as well which is something that makes all the difference as alot of horror films like this will just build up tension before the scare and not do anything after it where with this film they let the scare stay with you for a little while before then moving on to do it all over again with the next scare which is something that really does help the scares in this film be lot more creepier and scarier then what they really had any right to be in my freaking opinions anyways / at least.
Overall this film along with alot of horror films that have been released so fay this year really does prove that if you want to see a good quality horror film then you shouldn't look at what the major studios are doing you should be looking at what the smaller independent studios doing with this film being a really good example of that in my freaking opinions anyways / at least. Now then i've talked about all of the good and as well as all of the bad things that are this very film in this very review and as such that really does mean that this very film really does earn itself a grand old score of exactly a 7.5 out of 10 from me.
Now then as for where I personally got all of the images that I personally used in this very review well then boys and girls and as well as ladies and gentlemen I personally got all of the images that I personally used in this very review from Tenor , IMP Awards . Com and Google Images. With my personally preferred website to use to get images from this film being Google Images really simply because Google Images actually has images from this film really are up and on Google Images and really plus pretty much much all of the images that I personally found on Google Images really were all really very fairly high quality and as well as being as really very fairly high definition as well and so then horror fans we end this review as we really always do with really our one and really true goddess Elvira wishing us all some really very unpleasant dreams.
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