Brandon’s review published on Letterboxd:
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Nicolas Cage/Height: 6′ 0″
More like Averagelegs, amiright?!
I think I was way too hyped for this and my expectations were far to high. I want to say that in hopes that others with similar tastes as me go in aware and are less left with the slight distaste that I walked out with.
That's not to say that this is a bad movie, it's not. It's beautifully shot. Wonderfully directed. Stellar performances from Maika Monroe, Nicolas Cage, Alicia Witt, and Blair Underwood. What takes me out, and spoilers ahead, is when movies go supernatural. I know a lot of people love it, but not me. I want a true-to-life, serial killer, FBI procedural, haunting, suspenseful movie, and this turned me off when the dolls were introduced.
Everything everyone else is saying is accurate. This is a slow burn (which I love), and it does give you this sense of unease and dread. My heart didn't quite "race" like others and even the promo's suggested but that's fine, takes a lot to make that happen.
Again, I'm happy this exists, and I wish my expectations were dampened before I went in, but that's how it goes. The ending was also hot garbage.
2024
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