Longlegs: Lee Harker (Maika Monroe), mildly clairvoyant, rookie FBI agent, tackles a satanic serial-killer case with the enthusiasm of a vampire seeking high noon.

The movie possesses a few good, creepy scares molded around a very predictable plot with characters needing the IQ of twigs to make the story work.

Nicholas Cage elevates the movie to watchable while simultaneously establishing a serious deficiency in talent for the remainder of the cast that chose to perform in front of the camera.   Unfortunately, his acting is not enough to salvage this flick.

Trivia: Three songs by Marc Bolan’s band, T-Rex are woven into the Longlegs’ plot: Get It On, Jewel, and Planet Queen. All three songs provide a creepy, lyrical cadence to the horror that is Longlegs.

More Trivia: Zilgi who is credited with the music score is Osgood Perkins brother, Elvis Perkins, both of whom are the sons of the late actor and director Anthony Perkins.

Genre:  Crime–Horror—Mystery—Suspense–Thriller

Directed by: Osgood Perkins

Screenplay by: Osgood Perkins

Music by:  Zilgi

Cast: Nicolas Cage, Maika Monroe, Blair Underwood, Alicia Witt

Film Locations:  Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Els: 5.0/10

IMDb:  6.8/10

Rotten Tomatoes Critics:  85

Rotten Tomatoes Audience:  60

Metacritic Metascore: 77

Metacritic User Score:  6.3/10

Theaters: 12 July 2024

Runtime: 101 minutes

Budget:  <$10 million

Worldwide Box Office:  $104.1 million

Source: IMDb. Rotten Tomatoes. Metacritic. Graphic: Movie trailer, copyright Neon.