Nicolas Cage breaks down his 'androgynous' Longlegs role and using his mother as inspiration

[queenursula]

Nicolas Cage shares a memory from when he was 2 that inspired his #Longlegs role. “My mom put on Noxzema cold cream…For no reason, she turned her face really fast and stared at me…The whiteness of the cold cream just really spooked me.” https://t.co/HJW0L9wkaJ
- Nick Romano (@NickARomano) July 12, 2024
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[anna_bea2]

watched this yesterday! Really liked it, but i feel like there's going to be some backlash or disappointment because [Spoiler (click to open)]even though the marketing kicked ass, I feel like people are going in expecting a super jump scary type of movie because of all of the "scariest movie of all time" quotes they were pushing. But it was more of an anxiety, dread filled experience lol. There were some scary moments, but it was mostly very dark/heavy vibes.

also this may be controversial but I kind of thought Nicolas Cage was one of the weakest parts of the movie? [Spoiler (click to open)] Maybe because they immediately revealed his character. I think it would have been scarier/creepier if they hid him a bit more.

I'm not seeing enough praise for Blair Underwood tbh! He did a lot with what he was given and there were a lot of gasps [Spoiler (click to open)]and several people said "oh no!" out loud at my screening when it was revealed that Maika Monroe's character got to his house too late

[jearsforqueers]

I think once they fully revealed him, his screen time went so quick.

[alcyone10]

he was great, and i didn't like the ending more generally (i felt like it punctured the first hour, which was really effective to me, and was clunky and overexplained) but i did find him and his wife being possessed to be very chilling and unsettling.

[la_petite_singe]

I actually kind of loved that the opening titles just straight-up say "Nicolas Cage as Longlegs," no reason to pretend that this hugely famous name isn't playing the title villain. But yes, I was a little disappointed that [Spoiler (click to open)]we met him face-to-face and got so much clear info, as well as the huge exposition dump at the end. (Though tbh I needed it bc those dolls had me confused.)

[anna_bea2]

ooh yes, that's more what I meant but I worded badly. I knew going in that he was playing the villain and ia about the opening titles. [Spoiler (click to open)]I just thought it was more effective and was more creeped out by him when I couldn't fully see him (the opening scene, when he's out of focus in the bg walking through Maika Monroe's house etc.)

[hazypink]

I agree with all of this. Longlegs was amazingly scary until Cage did The Most, though I will say i don’t get people saying they laughed at him like it’s a bad thing, there’s multiple moments of deliberate humor in there, which I mostly enjoyed. Too much singing though, they coulda cut that.

And yeah I’m bummed that it will be overhyped for many people. I actually hadn’t liked any of Perkins’ other horror movies so I had moderate expectations even though the marketing gagged me. Lived up to the buzz imo, though I do wish the final trailer saved a few more of the scares.