Longlegs Gets Rave Reviews Out of Early Screenings
A film slowly creeping up on people's radar is Longlegs, starring Maika Monroe and Nicolas Cage from the director of Gretel & Hansel.
Oz Perkins's fourth feature is heading to theaters next month, and as early reactions roll in across social media, curiosity is piquing for what people say is "the most terrifying film of the year".
The official synopsis reads:
In pursuit of a serial killer, an FBI agent uncovers a series of occult clues that she must solve to end his terrifying killing spree.
Longlegs hits theaters on July 12, and people who have already seen the film warn audiences that it is "100 hundred minutes of unrelenting, intense, and overwhelming dread".
Other critics are saying the film feels as though it was "forged in Hell by Satan" with a performance from Nicolas Cage that is "blood-chilling".
It’s as if #Longlegs was forged in Hell by Satan, who brought it as an artifact into our world as a gift. Osgood Perkins’ film is the real fucking shit. Mischievous, steadied tension build, SCARY & SICK AF. Maika Monroe is terrific. Nicolas Cage is in pure weirdo mode. pic.twitter.com/ilz5S7aSuA
— Courtney Howard (@Lulamaybelle) June 1, 2024
#LONGLEGS is the textbook definition of spine-tingling & legitimately had me on the verge of tears in terror. This isn’t your dollar store jump scare fear - this that get under your skin & stays lurking fear. I instinctually blessed myself twice during act 3. Don’t see it alone. pic.twitter.com/6pDZg6rOSF
— Liam (@LiamTCrowley) June 17, 2024
I spent last night in an intense panic while watching Osgood Perkins' #LONGLEGS.
100 hundred minutes of unrelenting, intense, and overwhelming dread. Powered by an intensely angular performance from Maika Monroe and Nic Cage let fully off the leash.
Every frame a nightmare. pic.twitter.com/lEIHgLcsio— J Hurtado (@HatefulJosh) May 31, 2024
You think you've seen Nic Cage do it all and then you see #Longlegs and discover there is truly no place he won't go. He's remarkably unsettling (and funny) in the film, which takes a fairly standard serial killer story and cranks the atmosphere of dread up to 11. pic.twitter.com/YOqcKVrLWS
— Eric Walkuski (@ericwalkuski) June 17, 2024
#LONGLEGS is a terrifying experience that will leave you gripping your seat. Oz Perkins captures dread with storytelling that will haunt you. Cage delivers a transformative performance, and Monroe is incredible. It's a movie that pulls you in and doesn’t let go! pic.twitter.com/UVe2cAPFwC
— Anthony Gagliardi ? The Movie Podcast (@AJGaliardi) June 14, 2024
#LONGLEGS is the most TERRIFYING film of the year and a purely sinister experience you’ll never forget. Nicolas Cage is unrecognizable and delivers a blood-curdling performance like you've never seen. Maika Monroe is completely captivating. Oz Perkins has a new horror classic! pic.twitter.com/da7Ke3G5Fr
— Daniel Baptista ? The Movie Podcast (@dbapz) June 14, 2024
#LONGLEGS is SICK, PERVERSE, TWISTED & HAUNTING. Nicolas Cage delivers a blood-chilling performance that will guide your nightmares, while Oz Perkins’ masterful direction creates horrifying images that will linger long after you leave the theater. Maika Monroe is the MVP! pic.twitter.com/EtteaQyNMx
— Shahbaz ? The Movie Podcast (@shayhbaz) June 14, 2024
#Longlegs builds tension and does not let up, with a an eerie use of colors to enhance dread. Maika Monroe gives a pained performance while Nicholas Cage's maniacal acting cranks up the unrelenting discomfort. pic.twitter.com/wZ1NWU2ffI
— Speak Up/Save Palestine (@DarkSkyLady) May 9, 2024
You will want to place Longlegs at the top of your summer watchlist after reading the reviews from critics who, so far, have the film rated 100% on Rotten Tomatoes.
EJ Moreno for Flickering Myth has even dubbed the film "the scariest of the decade".
Longlegs Review Roundup
Slashfilm: It's the most terrifying horror movie of 2024, a film that gets under your skin and may never get out
IGN Movies: There are moments when Longlegs feels like a movie you've seen before, but with an evil filter laid over it: This is both a weakness and a strength, as Perkins' horror surrealism renders the familiar strange, and the strange familiar.
Bloody Disgusting: Longlegs gets under your skin and stays there, immersing you so thoroughly in the repulsive, discomforting nature of evil through terrifying imagery and a tactile atmosphere that it's unshakable.
Inverse: Longlegs is Perkins' trademark aesthetic at max volume, lingering in your thoughts, under your skin, and in the pit of your stomach well after it's over.
Santa Monica Mirror: Longlegs is a mesmerizing serial killer tale that swallows the viewer whole. The feeling of being inside the head of a serial killer or an intense FBI agent has never been so enrapturing and seductive.
