“Weapons,” directed by Zach Cregger, was a highly-anticipated horror film, and it did not disappoint. The film is about 17 kids who went missing from their homes. In this film, everyone views Justine (played by Julia Garner) as the antagonist of this story. For reference, Justine is the teacher of the 17 children that went missing.

I wasn’t sure what to expect from this movie. The trailer didn’t give much background on what was going to happen in the movie, which I couldn’t be more grateful for. I’ve seen quite a few horrors, and this one surpassed most the ones that I had seen. It wasn’t really predictable. You didn’t know what was really happening until the end.

The plot was incredible. I liked that you got to see all of the different POVs of the people involved. You got to know what other people were thinking and going through as the movie progressed, and the way the movie was shot allowed you to feel the same if not more unease than the characters. You would feel like you yourself were experiencing the scares with the character and not just as a viewer.

Most of the time horror movies depend on cheap jumpscares and music to frighten, but “Weapons” uses the environment and its situations to its advantage rather than just soundtracks. In this case, the music would add rather than take away. You always felt unease, like you were waiting for the other shoe to drop. You rarely ever felt relief.

Yes, this is a horror movie but the other elements that were integrated in the film made it what it was. You feel not only scared but sad. At some moments, you even laugh. But there is always a constant feeling while watching – curiosity. You wanted to know the motives, you wanted to know what was behind all of these strange things happening in the movie. Cregger did an outstanding job with this film.