The early reviews for Weapons are in and it is being described as an instant horror classic.
Zach Cregger of Barbarian fame wrote and directed this one. It tells the story of a small town that descends into chaos when a group of children mysteriously disappears during the night.
The official synopsis reads:
'One night, all but one child from Justine Gandy's classroom mysteriously run off into the night. Justine and the rest of the community are left questioning who – or what – is behind the children's disappearance.'
It stars Josh Brolin, Julia Garner, Alden Ehrenreich, Austin Abrams, Cary Christopher, Benedict Wong, and Amy Madigan.
Due to the success of Cregger's Barbarian, this horror is one of the most anticipated of 2025 and it certainly seems like it was worth the wait, as it currently boasts a 100% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
Weapons reviews
Here's what the critics have had to say.
"A righteous, fully actualized genre-bender in which writer-director Zach Cregger hones Barbarian’s blend of unbearable tension and dark humor to a new level of razor-sharpness." - Tom Jorgensen of IGN Movies.
"Weapons does everything a good horror movie should... it grips, confounds, terrifies, and provokes in equal measure, while also managing to entertain for every second of its runtime." - Chris Tilly of Dexerto.
"Weapons is as haunting and cerebral as it is almost cartoonishly funny, producing a cocktail of emotions nearly as disarming as the film itself." - Lyvie Scott of Inverse.
"Beneath the visceral moments of violence and the gory imagery, writer-director Zach Cregger offers up a film that speaks to the dangers of groupthink and the hive mind, especially as it pertains to young people." - Rachel Ho of Exclaim!
"It’s intimate while also being epic, it’s scary while expertly utilizing humor as punctuation, and even the most dedicated cinephiles will be rocked by its surprises." - Eric Eisenberg of CinemaBlend.
"Weapons defines a genre, an instant classic. I dare to say alongside Psycho, The Shining, & The Exorcist. Cregger's storytelling reaches new heights, creating a new sense of what horror can be and can do. It's one of the year's best, maybe the best. An otherworldly experience!" - @filmsbyJuan
"WEAPONS rules. If you’re looking for a movie that keeps you on your toes from start to finish and delivers the unexpected time and time again, this is it. " - Perri Nemiroff of Collider.
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