if this came out when I was in high school I would have watched it 6 times and would have every single joke memorized and locked and loaded to unleash at school the next day 

had me CACKLING in the theater

I ride or die for Linklater but I feel like I’m taking crazy pills seeing the rave reviews for this. Are we this desperate for [movie stars, the screwball comedy, horny cinema, etc] that we think this is the real deal?

Feels like it’s never been easier to make a movie look good. LONGLEGS looks great and effects a chilling, beautiful atmosphere, though it’s all tempered by that nagging feeling of just how much is being lifted from its obvious inspirations. It’s clearly more interested in the aesthetics of true crime/satanism/detective work than it is in actually making any of those genre elements drive the story. 

Would have loved to see the movie promised by the marketing/the first 20 minutes. Instead, this winds up shooting at about 3 separate targets, hitting none of them.