It has been said many times, but I'm glad to repeat it once more: the hype, the excitement and the whole marketing around this film were truly impressive!

Consequently, of course, that also creates towering high expectations. And that's a risk that you have to be somewhat prepared for anyway.

Longlegs starts really strong, in every possible way. Perkins chooses a very distinctive style. Ice-cold and clinical, almost synonymous with Fincher.
Most of the acting fits this controlling and precise style like a glove, making it perfect for the picture. Monroe and Underwood play their roles very well.

Although there were also some performances that took me out of that death-serious and menacing atmosphere, by really acting/overacting in a ridiculous way. I'm referring to the meeting with the mother and that scene with the doctor.

As for Cage's character, iconic as usual. But this time almost unrecognizable and he really is quite scary. Though I think they could have done a HELL of a lot more with that character, by going way deeper into the darkness. And honestly, because of his unavoidable Cageness, I found myself getting out of the movie, quite a few times.

Additionally, the writing, the story... It was everywhere and nowhere...
Perkins said the idea started with the Longlegs character. And went further.
If he would've let certain elements out,
to maintain a more streamlined focus on Longlegs and Maika's character, we would have had a much better film. Story-wise.

Because honestly, after 30 minutes in, Longlegs goes downhill really fast. Before that, there was still a fantastic dread you could sense and almost taste.
By the start of the third act, the film completely lost me.
With an ending like the one presented here, you're left with a story that has gone completely down the drain. And that's kind of a shame, because there are really really cool things in this film.

Maybe I'll change my mind after another view, who knows.
Because you have to point that out, you really want to see this more than once.