Longlegs

Longlegs Review: Osgood Perkins brings one of the most promising horror thrillers of the year, only to leave me in two minds. Yes, it is thrilling, but is it horrifying? I think it’s not even a horror film. I’d rather call it a serial-killer mystery with a devious touch of Satan and dark magic. Longlegs does include enough surprises to leave you stunned for a while, but it’s definitely not as scary as you would have expected it to be.

Set in the 1990s, the film sees a new FBI agent, Lee Harker (Maika Monroe), being assigned to an unsolved case involving the Satanic serial killer known as Longlegs (Nicolas Cage). Interestingly, Lee has seen a similar man in her childhood but can’t recollect what exactly that was. As the investigation becomes more complicated with occult evidence uncovered, Harker begins to realize her childhood link to the killer and must act quickly to prevent another family murder, which she can now predict after the methodical study of the killer. Agent Carter (Blair Underwood) is surprised to see this sudden flow in the case, and then the story actually ends with his family. How? I won’t tell you that. Watch the film to learn more.

Genre: Horror, Thriller
Director: Osgood Perkins
Cast: Dakota Daulby, Michelle Choi-Lee, Maika Monroe, Kiernan Shipka, Blair Underwood, Alicia Witt, Nicolas Cage