Malignant was marketed as James Wan going back to the horror genre, teased with some giallo flavor and a mystery involving a murderer, some visions, and maybe connections with our protagonist played by Annabelle Wallis.
Let's start with the obvious... Holy crap, the third act of this movie had my jaw dropped to the floor and I've seen a lot of horror flicks. It's special in a way that even though you might have an idea of where it's going, the final act will surprise the hell out of you... and it's brutal, scary & intense. I loved where they went with this story.
It's not always hitting the right notes, best example is the use of the Pixies' Where Is My Mind? That felt totally out of place, and they bring it a couple of times during the movie. It's a minor nitpick but Malignant does have the feeling that it's turned up to 11 most of the time and it embraces its campiness. I won't deny that it's messy in parts but I was thoroughly enjoying myself watching it, it's a ballsy film by James Wan. If you're a fan of horror you'll definitely notice some homages & winks but it's never overwhelming, you can tell he's trying to tell his own story, and boy did he nailed it for me.
This won't be for everyone, but I feel like it was made for crazy people like myself.
Let's start with the obvious... Holy crap, the third act of this movie had my jaw dropped to the floor and I've seen a lot of horror flicks. It's special in a way that even though you might have an idea of where it's going, the final act will surprise the hell out of you... and it's brutal, scary & intense. I loved where they went with this story.
It's not always hitting the right notes, best example is the use of the Pixies' Where Is My Mind? That felt totally out of place, and they bring it a couple of times during the movie. It's a minor nitpick but Malignant does have the feeling that it's turned up to 11 most of the time and it embraces its campiness. I won't deny that it's messy in parts but I was thoroughly enjoying myself watching it, it's a ballsy film by James Wan. If you're a fan of horror you'll definitely notice some homages & winks but it's never overwhelming, you can tell he's trying to tell his own story, and boy did he nailed it for me.
This won't be for everyone, but I feel like it was made for crazy people like myself.