Why is it that everyone can do horror well this century EXCEPT for USA? Australia takes the cake for best horror movie of the year with this one, as far as I am concerned.

I am so glad I went and caught a theatrical screening of this before it was out of there. I knew it had potential after the stuff I saw other people saying about it, but, OH MY LORD, this movie hit SO hard in a multitude of ways. The first half was just as funny as it was gripping, while the second half had dramatic elements that were just as powerful as all of its terrifying horror. Talk To Me seamlessly fuses all these genres, adding up to a very intense and gratifying experience overall. And the violent bits were quite a bit more grotesque than I was expecting! Not for the squeamish! And may I add, it does not skimp on its BLEAKNESS. Once it gets heavy, it STAYS heavy!

I was very impressed by the entire cast, none of whom I recognized aside from the mother. Everyone's ability to play equal parts comedy, drama, and terror was incredible, and that's also a sign of really good directing. I know nothing about this director otherwise but I'm gonna start paying attention now.

There are definitely a couple things I found myself loosely wondering how or why things could work out the way they did, but I don't really think those are worth discrediting the movie for. Talk To Me requires a bit of suspension of disbelief, like much horror, but that's part of what makes it such a blast. It really creates it's own little terrifying world and sucks you right into it.

I'm glad this wasn't another Saint Maud (more like Saint Mid). I don't think I've had such a gripping horror movie experience in the theater since probably Midsommar. If people still care about movies AT ALL thirty years from now, this one is gonna be a big-time cult classic.