Longlegs - Movie Review

[@stephendavis6267]

If Neon had the balls, they'd run a supporting actor campaign for Nicolas Cage.

[@megamoviez]

They know that would never happen. Even though he is Oscar worthy and the best Supporting Actor performance of the year so far.

[@stephendavis6267]

@@megamoviez It's a huge uphill climb for sure, but Neon has broken a fair few glass ceilings lately. And Supporting Actor isn't looking insanely dense this year, and Cage has had some critical heat on his name in recent years. People are starting to come back around on Cage as a serious actor, and Neon doesn't have any strong supporting actor contenders to their name this year. Why not go for gusto, especially if critics put their energies behind it as well. Make it happen, Neon/critics.

[@megamoviez]

@@stephendavis6267 I’m just worried because Neon will already be campaigning two movies heavily. Anora and Secret Of The Sacred Fig. Idk if they’d put in time to campaign a 3rd film.

[@alexandermagnusson5058]

For this!? LOL. Cringy trash. Get out the Razzie

[@bradysmith4405]

Split had a campaign for McAvoy. Yes it wasn’t quite successful and the movie was also a massive box office hit but I don’t see why they couldn’t campaign. Longlegs is much more acclaimed. Any movie that builds up enough hype can pressure its way into the Oscars. Like Fury Road

[@theprime6439]

I’m praying this gets some award recognition

[@thrawncaedusl717]

Cinematography specifically should be more accepting of genre films. 2 years ago, The Northman should have ran away with Cinematography. I won’t say Longlegs should win (Dune is tough to beat), but it absolutely deserves a Cinematography nomination.

[@somectguy17]

it won't... it's the oscars

[@theprime6439]

@@somectguy17 there is other award shows

[@kassiogomes8498]

No

[@theprime6439]

@@kassiogomes8498 bit late to the party bud

[@jasoncinema]

That scene in Harker’s home, where we get that wide shot, with the kitchen doorway in the background. Just keeping it there. I kept looking at it, on edge. Perkins really did a fantastic job imbuing such dread. It was near palpable.

[@BabyPants420]

Amazing cinematography, atmosphere and tone. ABYSMAL story telling and plot development.

[@timwatchesmovies]

The way I saw it, the primary emotion from Maika wasn't fright, it was more discomfort, like a clear inability to be quite right around other people. I think that works quite well in the context of the story too. There's a couple of things in the story I'd argue that explain in a satisfactory way why that is.

[@courtkendell]

uncanny valley effect. as an autistic person (me), she displays a lot of autistic traits. that being said, it’s difficult to discern if those autistic traits are authentic or if they’ve arisen from the clear trauma the protagonist endures/whose brain is keeping her unaware of throughout most of the film. but yes, unease is a central tenant of the film. the undercurrent of it, i’d argue.

[@travisspazz1624]

Very good, almost great.

[@morrybo12]

The over acting totally worked for me. It added a surreal element to the movie. Cage was weird as fuck ! And it worked

[@timk6181]

Yes its deliberately heightened, makes it feel like a long dream as one character says.

[@drewmcgill5290]

Hail Satan!

[@ziggy8253]

Cat’s like, “I’m out of here. I don’t care about this movie. I’d prefer if they talk about Garfield again.”” 0:22

[@theprime6439]

If award academies had any balls they’d nominate this for a few things

[@christianjalexander]

I don't think Meika Monroe was going for "frightened all the time." I think she was going for more of an autistic performance. I know people who are just like her, in everyday life, and that's just who they are. I thought she played the role beautifully.

[@vanhongtran2266]

The makeup job on Cage was too much, for me personally. They could've scaled the prosthetics back; you see that guy on the street or in a store for 2 seconds and you'd go "yeah, he kills people. He's got bodies stacked in the basement."

[@SeekingFilm]

🎯Couldn't get with the tone between Nic Cage caked in makeup doing Nic Cage things and Maika Monroe doing a borderline Sheldon Cooper parody.

[@vanhongtran2266]

@@SeekingFilm I'm fine with Monroe, this is how Perkins directs people (kinda like Lanthimos and Anderson do their deadpan shtick) having seen his earlier films. I think the only reason why NEON hid Cage's face/makeup from the promotional material is cuz they knew it would be memed/ridiculed immediately. Right now, barely anyone has any footage of his whacky makeup. Once this hits PVOD I'm sure people will be more objective. He looks like he sleeps in cake batter.

[@thatguyrubenn]

I loved it! It felt like Oz and Nic were trying to make him as iconic as previous horror icons. I'll personally remember Longlegs face for a long long time

[@vanhongtran2266]

@@thatguyrubenn I like it too, but I don't see this becoming "iconic" cuz they can't/won't even use his "look" in the promos.

[@armando5846]

I genuinely thought his character was wearing a mask or even cross-dressing (he comes across as very grandmotherly in the intro). Even some people I was watching the movie with asked if he was wearing a mask. But when the movie never acknowledged it and was like "Oh, he's supposed to look like that." Longlegs (the character) felt like he was from a completely different film.

[@jackvlahos407]

You saying Nic Cage’s performance reminded you of Anthony Perkins in Psycho is interesting because Oz Perkins is his son!! Not seeing enough people mention this

[@chocolatewolfe]

People don't usually state the obvious.

[@pb.j.1753]

@@chocolatewolfeIt‘s likely these two don’t know. They predicted Jacob Elordi to win a BAFTA for Saltburn „cause he is British“, not knowing he is Australian.

[@nate-it9xq]

I definitely get what you’re saying about Cage but idk the image of him as this ever present embodiment of monstrous darkness really hit for me. It was so close to being overdone but idk I really felt it all, can’t fully explain it tho.

[@Trav2733]

I know exactly what you’re saying. There were parts where everyone in my theatre were laughing at some nic cage parts so it really took me out of the horror feeling. And the mannequin posses thing was a bit to similar to Amityville Horror plot. I’d give it a 7.2

[@dmtopgun81]

Nicolas Cage was White Chicks drag 30 years later 😉😘

[@emillion4470]

Among his many skills as director, Perkins is adept at "painting" a cinematic picture - which is everything in any movie.

[@jacobdenton6065]

Nicolas Cage changed himself in this role. He’s creepy he’s not himself. He deserves an Oscar for this film.

[@uncorpsceleste]

brother bro citing anthony perkins in a review for longlegs is pretty funny

[@JeekayTenn]

I disagree that Cage didn't fit with the film, like the needle drop title sequence and scene just before the credits showed to me the film wasn't taking itself too seriously at all

[@jackvlahos407]

But everything else is taken super seriously except those two moments. I think that’s exactly what they’re talking about

[@TylerG13]

This film will be this year’s Smile. Loved Smile, glad it’s getting a sequel. I’m a big Silence of the Lambs fan so I’m pretty overly excited for this, going today to see it!

[@elijah0208]

Guys!!! Show some respect to the animation admirers n finally cover it for awards predictions!!!! We've been waiting for so long its just ridiculous at this point!!!!

[@destine1547]

The marketing team did a hell of a job. The film looks great too. But Jesus Christ is this movie hollow. This thing completely abandons it’s initial tenants by the end in favor of an out of left field exposition dump. Just see the movies that “inspired “ this one instead.

[@peterbutrico9914]

Saw it last night…Huge disappointment

[@eSuaz]

I watched this last night. I was really disappointed.

[@klaus472]

The buzz I'm hearing about Nic cages performance makes me wonder if he'll maybe get like some surprise nominations especially since he hasn't been nominated anywhere since adaptation (except for Pig and Dream Scenario)

[@dhruvildesai6911]

she was weird and jittery bc she was possessed by that doll that her mother shoots toward the end

[@leviturner4565]

Although there’s some technical and story aspects that felt unexceptional and predictable… the tension hooked me throughout and I absolutely loved Nic Cage

[@brotherbrod]

3rd act didn't work for me at all. completely sucked all of the actual horror out of it for me.

[@jesusjuicer9244]

nah for whatever reason this movie really really affected me and my heart was racing during the final scene

[@acylboudiaf6400]

There is tahar rahim coming with à film called monsieur aznavour playing the icon charles aznavour

[@GwynWilliams-rg8vb]

A film that tried to be clever and wasn't.

[@joe-ru9gh]

It reminded me of some of HP lovecrafts stores like the case of charles decster word hunter of the dark and he

[@RonaldLankford-y9z]

The screenplay was definitely the weakest aspect; it was so porous, yet reaching for iconic beats or lines. Atmosphere was its strongest aspect by far, followed by all the acting choices, though i qualify Ms. Monroe was slightly miscast; she shouldered the load, anyway. Mr. Cage was fine, but perhaps weighed down by the makeup?

[@hatelovebowel4571]

my long leg is always ready for you two twin boys💛

[@ali3n.sup3rstar]

?

[@kellyaustin7487]

The fuck 😖

[@seankoontz4235]

Good start, okay middle, ending ruined it for me.

[@douglastelfer2207]

Terrible film. A classic example of style over substance. Also, what was with the exploring the barn scene at night with torches to discover the doll with light shining through the windows!🤷🏻‍♂️🙄

[@davemac9563]

It’s very good. Just the first two parts were a bit dragging and repetitive, but by the time we get to the mother demon stuff, that’s when it got very good to me.

[@osanro84]

I hate when reviews dislike a movie because it wasnt what they wanted it to be. Youre supposed to judge a movie based on how it is and how it was made not whether the filmakers make the same creative decisions you would. Its the laziest way to review a movie.

[@andre.moonlight]

not when the movie’s whole marketing campaign was “scariest movie of the year” and were coming up with stories about the actors having high heart rates when they saw the costume etc. the movie was not scary AT ALL and even without those expectations there was too much left unsaid and yet too much said that was unimportant

[@BrianGonsr]

it was made well, just not well enough. 7/10

[@user-mo2mh4zc7z]

@@andre.moonlightso much of your opinion, that nobody asked for

[@andre.moonlight]

@@user-mo2mh4zc7zbabe this is a youtube comment section of a review video. quit the passive aggressiveness.

[@user-mo2mh4zc7z]

@@andre.moonlight again nobody cares

[@alexandermagnusson5058]

I was just like all of you in believing all the review hype and watching all the "scary" cryptic trailers. Saw it last night, and once again felt bamboozled for paying good money and taking the time and effort to see a movie in the theater. This was a big steamy turd. Good cinematography, the only positive thing I have to say for Perkins on this. Poor construct, poor pacing, BAD dialogue, scenes/actions that made absolutely no practical sense. Nic Cage doing Nic Cage cringy acting but in "serial killer" form. It was bad, and then he (she?) started talking, even worse. This will be on a streaming service for $4.99 in no time. When the ACTUAL and HONEST reviews of people that truly saw this movie start flooding in you will see the review scores take a dive. Avoid at all costs. Hail Satan. Bang a Gong.

[@thedudeabides3138]

It is beyond me why Cage gets to “act” in movies these days. If I were an Am Dram teacher I’d be pulling Cage aside after class and whispering “Nic….buddy…..will you FFS stop trying to chew scenery and just….act….nobody is buying this OTT, ‘look at MEEEE!’ crap…..and if you can’t do that, then seriously consider putting on a hotdog suit and go be a mascot for some football or baseball team” As soon as I see he’s been cast, that movie gets a hard pass from me.

[@SeekingFilm]

To me, the mystery was too dull and uninspired and the tone too all-over-the-place (Cage doing what he does in comedy but it’s supposed to be scary now because he’s caked in 30 pounds of makeup?) to be satisfying in any way. And that’s before even getting into that ending or Monroe's half-baked "socially inept savant" performance…

[@save400]

I figured out the setup 40min into the movie. Great filmmaking, but poor script. Honestly an episode of Dahmer tv series on Netflix is better than this.

[@JeekayTenn]

just came out of a screening of Longlegs to see this video!

[@kellyaustin7487]

So you just watched the movie? 🧐

[@KRz556]

Definitely didn’t live up to the hype!!

[@GareBare90]

Cat!

[@megamoviez]

Yes Nicolas Cage was at 11 but it worked for a psychopath kind of character

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[@samisfun868]

this movie was a mess. the third act was a mess. it was such a cop out. it tried to be intelligent and smart but instead it was pretentious and stupid. save ur $

[@tomanderson8094]

Genuinely loved almost everything about this movie minus the godawful nic cage performance and prosthetics. What were they thinking

[@Trav2733]

The ending gave off too much Amityville Horror plot vibes. Lots of good parts in the movie no doubt and the cinematography was fantastic but it didn’t quite save it for me. Nic Cage parts had ppl laughing in my theatre which really took out the scary vibes. I’d give it a 7.2 probably.

[@ryantrent2114]

Looks woeful

[@Artur-Itas]

YES BOYS 👁 THINK THAT THIS FILM TRIED TO BE A FUSION OF TWIN PEAKS MEETS SILENCE OF THE LAMBS BUT WAS A MERE SHADOW OF BOTH. THE MYSTERY WASN'T INVOLVED ENOUGH AND THE CHARACTERS WEREN'T COMPELLING ENOUGH. IT WAS WIERD BECAUSE. THE PLOT POINT HEAVY NARRATIVE AND EXPOSITION DUMPS WERE CRUTCHES 🩼 🩼 FOR AN AVERAGE CLICHE MOVIE. DEFINITELY NOT WORTH THE HYPE OR PRICE OF ADMISSION. 👁 WOULD DREAM OF A STREAM.

[@dalty8741]

my leg was once AT LEAST this long 🫸🏻 🫷🏻