<em>Longlegs</em> is creepy but ultimately harmless | movie review
A young FBI agent tasked with tracking down a mysterious serial killer called Longlegs is taken down a dark hole that she might not be able to crawl out of.
A young FBI agent tasked with tracking down a mysterious serial killer called Longlegs is taken down a dark hole that she might not be able to crawl out of.
Something feels off in Longlegs. Like if someone shifted all the furniture in your house over one inch without you knowing. It’s barely noticeable, but it makes you uncomfortable because you don’t understand what it is. That’s exactly how director Oz Perkins gets under your skin. Every shot leaves too much empty space around the characters—an open doorway or long empty hallway—like there’s something lurking. Watching. The camera moves a bit too steady with a bit too wide of a frame giving off the sensation of vertigo. Then there’s the sound. Sometimes it’ll be a nearly inaudible drone, but just enough to make your hair stand on end, and other times a discordant throng that sends shivers down your spine.
Longlegs has an unrelenting creeping dread that will keep you glued to your seat but aching to turn away. It harkens back to a tim…