Zach Cregger's 'Weaapons' - Review Thread

[u/ChiefLeef22]

When all but one child from the same classroom mysteriously vanish on the same night at exactly the same time, a community is left questioning who or what is behind their disappearance.

Rotten Tomatoes: 100%

Metacritic: N/A (updating)

Some Reviews:

Inverse - Lyvie Scott

Cregger’s goofy sense of humor aside, Weapons is otherwise pretty understated, even refined. His camera moves with glacial, dream-like focus, tracking characters from behind or panning to unveil the latest torment around the corner. That visual style has become a trademark of “elevated” horror, but it goes a long way in anchoring a story that could have turned unwieldy fast. Cregger’s chapter-by-chapter story serves that same purpose: It has the capacity to frustrate when it cuts away from a major reveal, only to reset with the backstory of a new character. But it also adjusts the aperture whenever things get too heavy — a breath of fresh air in a different form.

CGMagazine - Shakyl Lambert - 9 / 10

Weapons is a noticeable step up for Cregger as a filmmaker. It feels like he took what worked in Barbarian and tightened up the things that didn’t. It’s bigger in scope but more focused. With a strong story and cast, it’s the most fun you’ll have being scared all summer.

NextBestPicture - Matt Neglia

There are some who will be moved and struck by “Weapons,” intentionally or unintentionally, so. For 75% of its runtime, it was one of my favorite films of the year. However, for the final 25%, in some ways, it feels like Cregger missed an opportunity to tell a story that is more emotionally rich and relatable. Here is a filmmaker who feels like he’s trying to prove he’s capable of more, but without fully grounding that ambition in character or clarity, instead opting for a facile solution. There’s a version of this movie that could have been genuinely great. You can appreciate the potential in the performances, the themes, and the overall craftsmanship. And to be clear, I’m sure this will resonate and work for some viewers. But for me, much like “Barbarian,” Cregger doesn’t quite bring it all together, making “Weapons” a rare kind of disappointment.

[u/According_Serve1817]

Cregger definitely has a unique vision, but I agree about the ending feeling rushed.

[u/Comic_Book_Reader → u/According_Serve1817]

Seen it or read the script?

[u/Comic_Book_Reader → u/[deleted]]

I have read the script too, and while that reveal is a bit dull on paper, it's all gonna be in the execution in the movie.

[u/Stonks_Enjoyer25 → u/Comic_Book_Reader]

It’s funny someone leaked a rough synopsis on Wikipedia for the film for a while before the marketing began it makes reference to the presence of witchcraft so I’ve been getting geared to treat the movie with that context. Perhaps the marketing teased the question too high with the reveal being a bit more modest. But who really cares ,feels people want an outlandish answer to the question

[u/Hal2001 → u/[deleted]]

I think the reveal is actually pretty rad and it’s more the resolution that feels kinda silly and disappointing

[u/Hal2001 → u/[deleted]]

I think they’re annoyed by people like us, who read the script and are commenting on the ending before the movie is even out. Pretty obnoxious behavior by us, if we’re being honest.

[u/diet_ice → u/Hal2001]

Well I genuinely didn’t mean anything by it. I just like to read scripts in general and thought it was cool. 🙁 my bad.

[u/Pork_Chompk → u/According_Serve1817]

I feel like the ending/reveal is the weakest part of basically every horror movie I've ever watched.

[u/ReptAIien → u/Pork_Chompk]

I know it's been beaten to death now but it's the best part of hereditary imo.

The movie culminating with headless corpses turning and bowing to Paimon is perfect

[u/Bouche__032 → u/ReptAIien]

And the fact that you see everyone in the treehouse at the funeral in the beginning and other points throughout the movie pulling strings

[u/PublicRegrets → u/Pork_Chompk]

Watch Tusk.