X

Quite by chance, before I saw the movie, I saw a lot of good things on social media about Pearl and Mia Goth's performance, which we recently saw again in Frankenstein, and in general the movie was very highly regarded by people who appreciate slashers. After doing a little searching, I realized that Ti West released an entire trilogy of films in 1.5 years and I didn't even get it. So without looking for further information, I simply searched for the first film in the trilogy and pressed play. X is a classic 70s-80s slasher movie. A group of people go to a remote cabin, they meet some creepy old man, the tension of the movie builds in the first half organically but also through 1-2 stupid jumpscares that I considered unnecessary and when we reach the last half hour of the movie, the Killing spree begins. Personally, I didn't expect anything wow and I didn't fall out (script-wise). If you exclude Pearl's connection with Maxine, which is not clearly explained in the film, the script was a ready-made recipe for a mediocre to good result. I don't know if in Pearl, which is considered a prequel, it explains the old woman's story and provides a basis for everything that happens in the first film, but that doesn't matter because personally the grandparents who were the "bad guys" of the story never gave me a clear reason for doing all this, throughout the film they simply dropped hints that they are sexists who like to murder, but sorry, that doesn't work for me, I want the “bad guys” to have clear motive for their actions . In terms of direction, I liked several details that show that the film has been made by people who know about cinema and the genre in general. Excellent POV shots that increase the tension, all the murder scenes were very well built and executed (with the practical effects and CGI being almost flawless), the setting of certain lines that lead to nice callbacks at the end and so much more. Not to forget to mention, Mia Goth, although she did not have the most well-written character, carries the film on her shoulders with her performance that radiates the "innocence" but also the character's strength, where she is determined to live the life of a star no matter what Overall, a nice and entertaining slasher movie. The goal for today was a relaxed movie night and X really did its job !! Αυτά