The wait is over and as of today, Longlegs: Collector of Souls is in the cinema after a big advertising campaign, Recommendations from around the world and mystery surrounding this film which many film buffs have named “the best horror movie of 2024.”
The film, from the independent circuithad its origin in 2023, but the premiere took place gradually during this year and captured audiences from its first trailers where they showed encrypted messages in an alphabet of symbols, which horror lovers on internet forums took on the task of investigating and finally, once the questions were answered, they learned that it would be released in August.
In addition to this, in Mexico Popularity increased as a telephone number was set up where the mysterious man can still be heard. Longlegs answer calls.
But more than terror, this is a distressing thriller that mixes a mysterious serial killer with traits of Buffalo Bill, John Doe and the Zodiac Killerbecause like the latter, he leaves notes with symbols at crime scenes.
In this way, the film set in the 90s increases the suspense and confusion when the rookie detective FBI, Lee Harker, begins to put together a puzzle that also involves the occult and that apparently is part of a master plan that has been going on for 30 years.
On the specialized site Rotten Tomatoes, Longlegs: Collector of Souls It enjoys very good reviews and has an 86 percent acceptance rate from specialized critics, which has made the title reach the “certificate of freshness””, a rating given by the page and which critics rate as recommendable.
“It is a sight to behold, but be careful not to stare too long. No matter how hard you try to hold on to sanity, there is one truth that remains Longlegs: We all go a little crazy sometimes,” he wrote. Chase Hutchinson de Seattle Times.
For its part Stephen Romei, journalist from The Australian He said: “A palpable fear runs through Longlegs from the first frame to the last. It’s not the tension of the scares
from a horror movie, but something less tangible. You get scared without knowing exactly why.”
The genius behind what appears to be a horror masterpiece is none other than Oz Perkins, the son of actor Anthony Perkins, who played Norman Bates himself in the original film. Psychosis.
The cast is completed with Nicolas Cage, who gives his most unhinged and desperate performance and shares credits with Maika Monroe, Alica Witt and Blair Underwood.
Longlegs: Collector of Souls is now available in theaters.
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