(ESP-ENG) Longlegs - Movie Review!
Hello friends, good vibes to all.
A Nicolas Cage movie, we take it for granted that it's bad? - I ask because there is a false thinking around this actor that he is not very good at doing his job, that come on, he is a terrible actor. I guess those people never saw “Lord of War”, to give an example, and the reality is that Cage is far from being as bad as they want to make him look, that some of his movies have not been as expected, is another thing. In Longlegs we will see him in a different facet, embodying a very visible deranged serial killer with a truly creepy appearance. A horror film with hints of a psychological thriller which is based on a real event, not to the letter, but in its main idea.
There is a “famous” murder which is the case of JonBenét Ramsey, there are documentaries of this out there, who was a little girl who was found murdered in the basement of her house. But of course, the element that ties this story to the film is that this girl was given a life-size doll identical to her, this then being the main element and driving force behind Longlegs. Here we have Lee Harker (Maika Monroe), a promising FBI agent, surprisingly very intuitive and dedicated to her job. She is called in to join the team investigating a series of murders that have been going on for years and have been impossible to put an end to. The cases are really strange because according to the clues the killer has never been located at the crime scenes, so how does he kill?
As the case progresses, everything begins to become darker and more sinister as evidence emerges that something satanic may be behind everything. And if that were not enough, Lee will also realize that there is a link or a personal connection with this murderer, so the anguish increases and the need to solve the case becomes more and more evident. When we see this film it is impossible not to take the references or the similes that there are with other films, I do not say that they are the copy but if elements or winks to other classics of the genre and I refer to “The Silence of the Innocents” and by the theme of the letters that this murderer leaves as evidence of his actions: “Zodiac”. If you saw this pair of movies you can more or less intuit where the roles go although I repeat, they are not similar.
Whenever I talk about horror I always comment that lately, and this is a very personal opinion, I feel that this genre has been vindicated a little after a few years in decline and it is that a couple of years ago we have seen really decent films. Longlegs is a movie that might scare you if you are not prepared, it has something paranormal in the atmosphere that makes the vibe heavy but it also has the human factor of evil and how deranged and dangerous a person can be. Director Oz Perkins, who is not new to this genre, focuses a lot on the emotional theme and what he can convey with the scenes and the mystery he creates, hence the “fear” it can generate. But this does not limit him to use gore and the necessary amounts of blood to give it the special touch that is always needed in this kind of films.
The plot is very good because it all starts as a simple FBI-led investigation of a serial killer and then descends into an exploration of what evil is and how it can lead people to commit brutalities and be extremely violent and cruel. It's a strange duality but one that is extremely common and overall works very well. The film is raw and twisted, everything you could ask for to be effective. And it is so because of Longlegs' nature, because of what he is capable of and the control he can have over others. The most striking scenes are very well done, there is a lot of tension in them and it shows; the cinematography is top, the photography, the color palette that evokes the classics of the 70-80's, everything that means terror is in this film.
Nicolas Cage plays this man, a weird, creepy guy with an amazing ability to get into people's minds. His performance is good, it's complicated to play this role and I think he approached it quite well, here we didn't see the bad actor that many say he is. On the other hand, Maika Monroe, who is not new in the genre either, also breaks it here. A character with an immense weight on her shoulders and despite that she keeps going, we can see a lot of drama and horror, personally I really liked her work.
A movie that mixes a little bit of everything: devil cults, suspense, gore, blood, a lot of tension for being a psychological thriller; in short, it's a complete package. I give it a 7.5/10. It's worth watching, it's a good horror film. If you like the genre, I recommend it. It's short, it lasts a little over an hour and a half.
¡Un abrazo a todos, nos vemos en la próxima!
Well my people that's all for today, I hope you liked it.
¡A hug to all, see you all in the next one!
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Bueno a mi de las películas que me ha gustado de él y que más recuerdo es Contra cara, creo que él muy poco ha hecho de este estilo de terror, pero por la trama suena interesante, yo muy poco veo películas de terror, porque no me dan miedo jajaja pero tienes razón ha bajado mucho la calidad, eso también afecta, en este estilo de películas.
Soy como tu de que difícilmente algo em de miedo pero si hay unas cosas por ahí inesperadas que te hacen pegar el brinco. Esta no es así, quizás un par de escenas, pero si está buena porque es muy clásica en cuanto al terror, de ahí a que crea que vale la pena darle un chance.