Film Influencer 2025 - Weapons

Well, well, another horror film on our screen. If the international news isn't enough horror for you, New Line Cinema and Zach Cregger, the wholly original mind behind Barbarian, comes a new horror/thriller: Weapons.

Yes whilst there is horror, there are elements of a thriller in the mix too. Weapons starts, when all but one child from the same class mysteriously vanish on the same night at exactly the same time, a community is left questioning who or what is behind their disappearance.

Lead by Josh Brolin, Ozark's Julia Garner, Alden Ehrenreich, Austin Abrams, Cary Christopher, with Benedict Wong, & Amy Madigan.

Rotten Tomatoes, has lead the critical praise for Weapons, which currently sits at 96%. A big improvement on Bride Hard which I saw earlier in the week.

Rotten Tomatoes states, Zach Cregger spins an expertly crafted yarn of terrifying mystery and thrilling intrigue in Weapons, a sophomore triumph that solidifies his status as a master of horror. Now that is a big call!

So what did I think?

Well it does take a minute to get out of the blocks, however I did like the different perspectives take on letting the viewer know how and what horror was to unfold.

The film does go for a little over two hours, however seeing the film from a wide range of characters really worked for me. Leading up to that big ending.

Horror continues to dominate the big screen with Jordan Peele's next film, Him hitting the cinemas next month, along with another The Conjuring film.

So was Weapons the horror movie we needed in 2025? Look it was good, but not life changing for me. 3.5 Stars.