Highly rated horror Longlegs starring Nicolas Cage releases in Ukrainian cinemas already this week

The horror film Longlegs, which has had an extremely successful start at the box office, releases in Ukrainian cinemas this week. At the same time, the movie has earned unexpectedly generous praise from critics.

A dubbed trailer for the film has been released on the official channel of Svoe Kino, the distributor that handles its Ukrainian release. The premiere is scheduled for August 1.

The tense thriller tells the story of an FBI agent named Lee Harker, who is after a serial killer who calls himself Longlegs. The case takes an unexpected turn when she discovers an ominous personal connection to the killer and tries to stop him before he strikes again. The film stars young horror star Maika Monroe and Hollywood veteran Nicolas Cage in the lead roles.

Neon Studio's Longlegs became the highest-grossing independent horror film of the decade in the United States. It grossed $58.6 million in three weeks of release at home, with a shooting budget of approximately $10 million and similar expenses for the promotional campaign. In terms of domestic grosses, it outperformed A24's box office hit Talk to Me, which has $48 million in box office revenue in America. The latter grossed $92.1 million in total, while the new film has $62 million in its piggy bank so far.

The movie also became the highest-grossing Neon film of all time. Longlegs outperformed even the Oscar-winning Parasites, which was distributed by the company in the US. The South Korean sensation managed to collect $53.36 million in the US, which means that the new work has already brought its creators a good profit.

Critics also appreciated the movie. At the time of writing, the aggregate review rating on the Rotten Tomatoes aggregator was 85%, which was in the "fresh" zone. According to the critics, the film is "imbued with an unsettling mood, featuring Nicolas Cage's nightmarish gonzo performance". The film is also praised for its ability to effectively instill panic in the viewer.

At the same time, experts point to the film's extremely successful promotion strategy. During the three months of the promotional campaign, Neon Studio published 11 short teasers for the film, which allowed it to collect 30 million views on Youtube. At the same time, they did not show the main star of the movie, Nicolas Cage. This allowed Longlegs to make an additional impression on the audience who were the first to go to the cinema and to launch a wave of rumors that attracted a larger audience to theaters.

The film was directed by Oz Perkins. He also wrote the screenplay. His work is already being called modern The Silence of the Lambs.

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