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Weapons is one of those films that makes you question how it ever got past the first draft stage. Honestly, the premise itself is stupid and illogical from the very start. You can suspend disbelief for a good movie, but here, there's nothing to hang that suspension on. The plot meanders with no real purpose, and the supposed "big reveals" feel like they were pulled from a bad high-school writing assignment.

What makes it unintentionally entertaining is that the sheer futility of the story becomes funny. We weren't laughing with the movie; we were laughing at it. Every time the film tried to be serious or shocking, it ended up feeling absurd. Even the gory scenes, supposedly there to unsettle, were so bizarrely executed that they were impossible to take seriously. No one dies like that, and the over-the-top blood splatter looked like something from a parody rather than a horror-thriller.

The pacing doesn't help either. Long stretches drag on with awkward dialogue and forced tension that never pays off. Characters make decisions so irrational you almost wonder if they were all in on a private joke the audience wasn't told about. And the way the film tries to tie everything together in the end only makes the plot holes more glaring.

By the time the credits rolled, we were left wondering if the entire point was to make the audience feel as confused and frustrated as the characters seemed. If that was the goal, then I suppose Weapons succeeded. Otherwise, it's a baffling, messy attempt at storytelling that collapses under the weight of its own nonsense. The only weapon here is the one used against the viewer's time.

I had high hopes for Esaaf, especially with Ibrahim Alhajaj involved - I expected something genuinely funny and entertaining. Instead, the film turned out to be a huge disappointment. The plot was weak and predictable, the dialogue felt lazy, and the acting didn't do much to elevate the story. We were bored throughout, and the humor just didn't land.

What made things worse was the blatant product placement. It was painfully obvious that the movie was advertising STC and other brands - to the point that it felt more like a commercial than a film. That kind of heavy-handed branding pulled us even further out of the already thin storyline.

It's frustrating to see a film with such potential completely miss the mark. Esaaf could've been something smart and enjoyable, but instead, it felt like a poorly written ad campaign with a weak narrative wrapped around it.