Rating: 9 out of 10, Weapons is awesome. A spooky premise of
17 elementary school classmates all disappearing on the same night, scarily all
running with arms extended behind them towards an unknown location. The
director takes an interesting route by exploring the disappearance from the
viewpoints of several different characters including the teacher of the class
where all but one student disappeared and also the parent of a missing child.
The tension slowly builds as we learn more about the situation and it culminates
with the final twenty minutes of absolute mayhem as the source of evil is
revealed. It was a satisfying climax as all the loose threads were answered in
a satisfying manner. There were also some needed light moments; the best being
when Josh Brolin wakes from a scary dream and says the line every audience
member is thinking. I’m usually not brave enough to see a horror movie by
myself (pointed out to me by my son) but I’m glad I did, because Weapons is
excellent.
MVP:
Madigan as the wholly evil Aunt Gladys
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