One of my most anticipated horror movies of the year - Zach Cregger's Weapons - has finally hit theaters worldwide. This is Zach Cregger's follow-up to Barbarian, which was the 'WTF was that' horror movie of 2022, that had a lot of huge fans. This film's script, also written by Cregger, sparked a huge bidding war back over two years ago, with New Line Cinema picking it up for nearly $40 million. There's even some alleged rumors that Jordan Peele parted ways with his management team over them losing the rights to the script for Weapons. So, needless to say, there's been a lot of buzz around this movie in Hollywood and horror circles for a few years now. I, myself, may or may not have even taken a peek at the script a while back. But, does Weapons live up to the standards that Zach Cregger set with Barbarian? Find out in this review!
Weapons:
Written and Directed by: Zach Cregger
Produced by: Zach Cregger, Roy Lee, J.D. Lifshitz, Raphael Margules, Miri Yoon
Executive Producers: Richard Brener, Josh Brolin, Michelle Morrissey
Music by: Zach Cregger, Hays Holladay, Ryan Holladay
Director of Photography: Larkin Seiple
Edited by: Joe Murphy
Production Design by: Tom Hammock
Costume Design by: Trish Summerville
Cast: Julia Garner, Josh Brolin, Alden Ehrenreich, Benedict Wong, Toby Huss, Austin Abrams, June Diane Raphael, Amy Madigan, Cary Christopher
Synopsis: When all but one child from the same class mysteriously vanish on the same night at exactly the same time, a community is left questioning who or what is behind their disappearance.