Currently, “Weapons” sits atop the box office – a film that has hooked people with a strong premise, clever marketing and very good reviews.
The story follows a small town enveloped in chaos after 17 children mysteriously go missing on the same night. It marks Zach Cregger’s second following “Barbarian,” a movie that also scored quite a bit of acclaim.
However, as many reviews have pointed out, the new movie is a distinct improvement over “Barbarian,” a much surer hand behind the camera which overcomes some of the issues of the previous film.
One of the film’s stars, Josh Brolin, says that the reason it is doing so well all comes down to the fact that the film hasn’t been lost in a glut of “boring” streaming content. He tells Collider:
“You’re looking for great filmmakers, and you’re hoping that there’s another new good filmmaker out there. Right now, with so much content, you’re just watching things on whatever streaming service you’re on, and you’re just going, ‘F—, why is this so boring, man? Why?’ And just go to the next thing. It’s all the same s–t. And then somebody not only takes the horror genre, but then f–ks with it and then does something on the edge of absurdity, and it’s sort of humorous, so it’s keeping you off-[balance] enough for him to have an emotional impact.”
Brolin adds he really liked “Barbarian” but couldn’t explain why, but adds the new film is a “much more refined version of something that he had his finger on the pulse of” with “Barbarian”.
Julia Garner, Alden Ehrenreich, Cary Christopher, Benedict Wong and Amy Madigan co-star in the film which is in cinemas now.
