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Weapons is a tense and gripping new horror from Zach Cregger that lives up to much of its immense hype. The story follows a community reeling after all but one child from the same class vanish on the same night at exactly the same time, and from there it unfolds with a sharp mix of mystery, dread, and dark humor. The acting across the board is phenomenal, the suspense is crafted with precision, and the world building for the small town setting feels rich and lived in. Practical effects shine, the score adds weight to the tension, and there are even moments of levity that break up the intensity without ever killing the mood.

What makes Weapons stand out is how confidently it holds your attention. From start to finish, it's a film that refuses to let go, pulling you deeper into its unsettling premise. It's refreshing to see such commitment to originality in mainstream horror, and the movie feels like a love letter to the genre's willingness to take risks. While the final reveal of what truly happened may divide viewers, and for me personally, it didn't entirely stick the landing but the journey there is so compelling that it's hard not to walk away impressed.

There's a steady hand at work building tension as the movie progresses but unfortunately it all leads to a rather dull climax. You get hints of an explanation, and I'm not the type of person who needs everything spelled out, but it feels as though the film simply ends things "because it's time." I appreciate the different storylines overlapping and converging but it all felt pointless by the time the credits rolled. I'm also not sure what tone the director is going for here. There's certainly a horror element, but I've seen it classified as a dark comedy and I don't know that I would remotely consider it in that category. The acting is fine and the photography is decent but there's nothing here that you haven't seen before in better packaging.

I liked Creggers' Barbarian a lot, but he didn't entirely stick the landing for me. Weapons is his sophomore effort, and you can see the confidence in direction and story telling is more refined. I had a blast watching this, as much as i love serious horror, Weapons wasn't afraid to inject some huge laughs to release the tension. Its gonna be hard to choose between this and 'Bring her Back', as my fave horror of the year thus far...

It's not a bad movie but all these reviews saying how original and unique it is are reaching.

You have seen this movie before.

It's interesting, it has occult elements and it has some good performances from the actors. But it is being severely overhyped.

The plot progression hinges on people making stupid decisions. If the characters acted reasonably, it would have been much shorter.

For me, the scariest movies are ones based on a true story. This movie boldly claims it's based on actual events, but it's really not.

It's like saying Scream was based on a true story because some teenagers got stabbed.

It's not one of those cerebral horror movies that demands a second or third watch. It's not really even a horror movie. At the core, it's a movie about a search for kids with some random horror elements mixed in.

Just to be clear, I'm not saying it's a bad movie. But the claims that it's the best horror movie in years is nonsense. It's not even the best horror movie THIS year.

People in the theater laughed through most of it and the ending was pretty ridiculous.

Watch it if you want, come to your own conclusion, but I saw it once and that was more than enough.

Anybody that rated this over a 7 is either lying or has really low standards.

This was the most excited I've been about a movie in a very long time. Rotten Tomatoes and IMDB reviews were looking great. Maybe my expectations were too high but I really thought this movie was not that good. Extremely disappointed. The plot of the movie was kind of lame. It really wasn't that scary or suspenseful. It just didn't deliver like most moves rated high 7's or low 8's. Not sure why it's still rated high 7's.