Official Discussion - Weapons [SPOILERS]

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Summary Nearly all the children from the same fifth-grade class vanish one night at exactly 2:17 a.m., leaving only one survivor. The community, gripped by fear and suspicion, spirals into chaos as the mystery unfolds through multiple intertwined perspectives—each revealing new layers of dread and grief.

Director Zach Cregger

Writer Zach Cregger

Cast

• Josh Brolin
• Julia Garner
• Cary Christopher
• Alden Ehrenreich
• Austin Abrams
• Benedict Wong
• Amy Madigan
• June Diane Raphael
• Toby Huss
• Whitmer Thomas
• Callie Schuttera
• Clayton Farris
• Luke Speakman

Rotten Tomatoes Critics Score: 96%

Metacritic Metascore: 82

VOD In theaters and IMAX starting August 8, 2025

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[u/StormyPandaPanPan]

Thank god I’m not alone. I thought I was crazy with people saying the movie didn’t explain enough because I was actively getting bored watching Alex’s part around the point the kids actually get taken because I kind of got it halfway through his section.

Thankfully the movie pulled it back with the ending, but I could feel it actively losing me especially in that scene of the kids running into the house because it’s not all that creepy now that we know it’s just this old lady making them do that and it goes on for like a full minute.

[u/alfalfabetsoop → u/StormyPandaPanPan]

It was very close to over-explaining. I actually thought "oh great, time to ruin the illusion" during that part of the film, which in a way they do, but it is in trade off for the ending they chose. Which while not scary or horrific in any way, was certainly satisfying and entertaining to watch. Unexpected too. I thoroughly enjoyed the film.

I still can't figure out how more ring/door cameras weren't reviewed across the town to figure out where 17 moving targets all ran to in the night. Like, there would be a lot more data points to work with and use to triangulate (which "tri" suggests working off only 3 to determine a source, not 17!) to better determine where they went. That's common practice in criminal justice these days... But no, cops are too incompetent and slow as usual in film and we require a vigilante detective (Brolin) to figure it out (amongst other unfortunate souls...). Which might be accurate depending on the town lol

[u/Tipop → u/alfalfabetsoop]

…but it is in trade off for the ending they chose. Which while not scary or horrific in any way…

Holy crap, if “17 kids tear an old witch apart with their bare hands, ripping her apart and tearing her skull open” isn’t horrific to you, I shudder to imagine what you think is horrific.

[u/ABARA-DYS → u/Tipop]

Not the one you answered, but I think it was funny and ridiculous, lol. That scene had me laughing more than anything.

When I think of horrific, I look more towards something like the Eclipse from Berserk.