 Does the new A24 horror film X go hard, or is it as limp as an old man getting out of a cold tub? I'm here to tell you about it right now. This review will give you no spoilers. I'm just going to give you a quick idea of what you can expect from a movie like this. For some people just seeing that A24 logo will scare them off. It's not for everyone for sure. They're a studio that likes to go outside the norm, think outside the box. And for others like myself, that's a big positive, even if the movie doesn't land. And right now A24 for me is like 50-50. Sometimes I go in really enjoying them, other times I leave thinking, man, wish I would have done something else for two hours and watch a woman cry into a piece of cake. I bring up the trepiditious nature for some to see an A24 movie because this is probably the most straightforward one of their films has ever been. The film revolves around a bunch of young adults going to Texas to shoot a film that will be rivaled by none in the porn industry. You have the fearless leader, the hot up-and-comer with the unique look and that X factor we're all looking for. You have Britney Snow playing the typical blonde who's not afraid to get her hands dirty. And her mouth. We have the well-endowed male talent played by Kid Cuddy. Then there's the passionate filmmaker slash videographer, and then finally the timid church mouse who's gonna have her world rocked by the time this film's over. The crew rents out an old farmhouse from some real salt-of-the-earth old folks. Really, really stand-up people. And the rest is history. I'm not going to go into the plot anymore than that. What I will say is if you're looking for some violence, if you're looking for a little bit of excessive gore, you come to the right place. It's all back-loaded. This is a A24 film, so you're gonna get a bit of a slower burn to start things out, but I never found myself bored during it. I was very engaged. And quite frankly the movie's called X, so I was expecting a little bit of nudity, a little bit of adult content, and thankfully the film delivered in that department too. And I have to say bravo to Britney Snow for bringing her A-game. I was very impressed. I mean, not as impressed as my wife was with Kid Cuddy and what's happening downstairs. It's not real, I kept telling her and myself. It's not real. I'm a man. Damn it. I'm a man. For the slasher fans out there, I think you're gonna be in a good spot here. The last 35-40 minutes is intense shit. It's non-stop. Hearts racing. You don't know who's gonna survive, who's gonna get out, how they're gonna die, which by the way, some beautiful murders in this, some real gorgeous stuff. It takes place on the brink of the 80s, 1979. We got good music accompanying it. A24 sometimes gets real obnoxious with their artsy shots. Thankfully, again, this one's pretty traditional. There was a point where they did a really wide birth of the farm and the people making their way across the field. And I thought to myself, oh my God, if they make me sit and wait for five minutes for them to walk across this, and it was done. It was done before I could even finish my thought. This isn't the Green Knight in that respect. When it comes to slashers over the years, audiences have come to expect a lack of critical thinking when it comes to the characters. Again, in this film, it's not bad. I liked all the characters in this movie, which is rare to say about a horror film in general. They were all very likable. Were there some bad decisions made here or there? Yeah. Were some of the people doing things that I wanted a million years think to do? Of course. But you're on the spot. You're scared. You're panicked. You make bad choices. These were all very forgivable. And for the most part, I kind of agreed with a lot of things they did. So all around, I wasn't frustrated with this movie. I really enjoyed it. It's engaging. The ending is incredibly intense. I'm telling you, 35, 40 minutes of just nonstop thrills going on. There's jump scares that are a little cheap. There's a really bad one early. I mean, not early on, but the first jump scare is really bad. I just thought, okay, really? Did we have to do this? There's probably five of those in the film. But yeah, all around, I enjoy this. I would recommend seeing it if you like some of the gore, some of the excessive violence, some nudity, little penetration. You're going to get it all here. And yeah, it delivers. It delivers by the name. So let me know in the comments what you thought of the film. Like this video if you had a good time. Subscribe if you haven't, and put out movie content all the time now. It's crazy how much I'm putting out. There's also a little YouTube notification bell. 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