Weapons was an interesting story. The premise behind it (a witch takes control of people and can use them as weapons) is interesting, but what I really enjoyed about the movie was the way the story unfolded and how the story was told. The story has a good mystery component and part of why it is mysterious is that only bits of are revealed as each main character’s story is told. Each primary character has their own chapter in the movie where the movie is shown from their point of view. More of the movie is revealed progressively from these different character perspectives.
In the movie, a classroom full of children disappear one day when they all leave their houses at the same exact time and all run in the same direction. It does get bit wonky here, because the police and FBI are too stupid to properly investigate this case whereas a parent seems to have no problem breaking down the investigation. Mostly this story is logical and doesn’t make me have to suspend disbelief too much. The conclusion is a bit brutal but also well done. With seemingly every major horror release being a sequel, it was nice get a novel movie that can stand on its own without being part of an existing series.
