The Scariest Movie of the Year: A Recap and Review of A 24's Talk To Me

This weekend I watched what has to be the scariest movie of the year, A 24's "Talk To Me." I'll be delving into the thrilling and spine-chilling film that has everyone talking.

"Talk to Me," premiered at Sundance this year and was quickly acquired by A 24, a company known for producing exceptional films. Directed by Danny Philippou and Michael Philippou twin brothers from Australia. "Talk to Me" stands out for its fresh take on summoning spirits and the addictive thrill that ensues. It explores the consequences of tampering with the spirit world and the fine line between fascination and danger.

The movie is a testament to the power of original storytelling, and I, personally wish Hollywood would embrace more unique narratives like "Talk to Me." In today’s video 'll discuss the captivating performances, particularly by Sophie Wilde, who brings Mia, our haunted protagonist, to life. I’ll explore the plot twists, the party scenes that blur the line between exhilaration and danger, and the consequences of not closing the door within 90 seconds.

If you're a fan of horror films that make your heart race and send shivers down your spine, "Talk to Me" is a must-watch. It offers a fresh and terrifying experience, delivering scares while delving into complex emotions and exploring the consequences of our actions. Join me as I share some details and uncover the underlying themes that make "Talk to Me" one of the standout horror movies of the year.

Transcript

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Hello and welcome to today's video. My name is Johanny. If you are new here, welcome on today's video. I'll be reviewing the movie Talk to Me, which came out today. Well, last night I watched it last night. Talk to Me has been advertised as the scariest movie of the year. I wouldn't say it's the scariest, but it was pretty good. And I really enjoyed it.

Actually had to sleep with my light on. It wasn't my light on my apartment light, but I had to have a little light on. So the movie was directed by Danny Philippe and Michael Philippe. I'm sorry if I'm saying your name, your last name wrong. I'm guessing they're brothers. So Talk to Me is a story that has been told before, but this is a different take on it. It's about the spirit world and allowing the spirit world to come to our world. And I really enjoy and like the way they approach this story.

So the description on IMDb says when a group of friends discovers how to conjure spirits using an embalm hand, they become hooked on the new thrill until one of them goes too far and unleashes terrifying supernatural forces. Yeah, the movie premiere at Sundance this year, and I think it was this year. And it was acquired by 824. And, you know, if 1824 buys or makes a movie, you know, it's going to be good. I'm going to try my best not to spoil this movie. I'm going to make this quick because it's like over 90 degrees here in New York City and my apartment is super hot. I turned the AC off just so I could film this. But I'm already sweating, so I'm going to make it quick.

Anyway. So Talk to Me follows a group of kids. They're like teenagers, and they're having this party. Oh, yeah, sorry. I'm about to spoil some of this movie. I don't know how to talk about a movie without spoiling it. So I'm going to try my best. But I don't make any promises.

So Talk to Me follows Mia, who recently lost her mother, which is something that I liked how the movie kind of used grief to drive this story because Mia, her mom passed away. She recently lost her mom. So she's going through grief. And her dad we don't really see her dad as much. It's mostly about Mia, her best friend and her best friend's little brother. And they're like a little family together. So they find this party. One of her high school friends and this other guy, they're having parties where they're conjuring spirits using this hand.

When you touch it, you say, talk to well, you grab the hand, you say, talk to me. And then a dead person is going to appear in front of you. And then you're going to say, I'll let you in. I let you in. And that person takes over and starts talking and doing whatever. So the thing is, you have 90 seconds. You have to turn a light like a candle on to open the world, to open the door, to open a doorway between the spirit world and the human world. And then you say the words, and then you have 90 seconds.

If it goes over 90 seconds, it's going to be a mess, and they're going to stay here, and it's going to be hard to get rid of them. So you have 90 seconds to close the door. So they start doing this, and they start having these parties and having fun. And it was a different take on, like, because there's this one scene when they're all going, taking turns conjuring these spirits and being possessed. And the way it looks is like, this is like this crazy drug that they're using that is so amazing to them. But it's not drugs. It's like being possessed by some spirit. So at one of the parties, mia's best friend's little brother is 14, and he wants to do it.

But Mia's best friend is like, no, you're too young. You're not going to do it. Yada, yada, yada. So she steps out of the room. She goes, I don't know where she went, but Mia, because she's like, she really cares for the little brother that's like her little brother. Oh, my God, I'm sweating. Okay, let me hurry up. Okay, I'm sweating bullets here.

But Mia tells the little boy, the 14 year old, all right, we can do it for 50 seconds so you can get, like, a little hit. So they agree to do it. They tie him up. But then the person that takes over that little boy's body is Mia's mom. And Mia's like, when the 50 seconds are up, mia's like, no, just give me a few more seconds. It's my mom. I want to talk to her. But then he goes over 90 seconds, and something else comes through and takes over.

And then the boy is, like, hit, destroying himself, like hitting himself against the wall, like his head slamming his head. And they have to bring the boy to the hospital. But now Mia's seeing all these spirits everywhere, and she keeps seeing her mom, the 14 year old, the little brother, he's in the hospital, pretty much in a coma. And the mom keeps showing up. Mia keeps seeing the mom, and the mom's like, the only way to save him is to pull the Bloke and his mystery. So Mia takes him, like, she sneaks him out in a wheelchair into the highway to end it for him. But then she actually is the one that throws herself into traffic. And at the end, which I really liked, she is no longer alive, and she becomes one of the spirits.

So the final scene is like Mia. She's in a dark room. She sees, like a little light, a candle, and she goes over, and there's a hand waiting for her to touch. And she grabs it and she appears in front of a different group of kids in another country. And now she's one of the spirits. And then it ends like that, which I really liked. I really like the way that they used her grief to kind of drive this story. And the only reason why she opened the world to open the spirit world and allowed the spirit to be there for longer than 90 seconds is because she was going through so much grief and not accepting her mom's death and kind of wanting to understand what happened to her.

Because her mom, they say that she took more sleeping pills than what she was supposed to. But then her dad tells her that she unalive herself, but Mia didn't want to accept. And her mom, after the spirit world is open and her mom keeps she keeps seeing her mom, her mom's like, no, he's lying. Don't believe him. To a point. Like, Mia sees her dad as a spirit. He's attacking her, but it's really like some other spirits. And she grabs a scissor and stab him, thinking it's like a ghost.

But it was really her dad because he opened the door and she's like shaking on the ground. And then she stabbed the dad because of these spirits, this crazy whatever spirit is like in her head. I thought the actors were really good. The girl that played Mia, what's her name? Sophie Wilde. I thought she was really good because there's a point she's possessed by some two different spirits and it was like a completely different character. So I thought she did a good job being possessed, but just overall processing her grief and showing that through her emotions. And this is a spirit world story that has been told a million times that's like the conjuring. It's a whole franchise based on the spirit world.

And I felt like Talk to Me was way better than the conjuring universe, to be quite honest. And I'm a fan of the conjuring universe, but Talk to Me I thought was way better. I feel like this is one of my favorite movies of the year. Horror movies. I've seen a lot of horror movies this year, and I'm going to say this is one of my favorite. I personally, when it's like a spirit thing, I always get freaked out and nervous, which is why I had to sleep with the light on. But I thought this movie was really well done, so I really enjoyed it. And overall, I give this movie three and a half stars.

I'm also going to add this movie to my favorite movies of the year because I've seen a bunch of horror movies this year. And this is by far the best one. So the movie was written by Danny Filippou, who's one of the directors, and Bill Henceman. So kudos to them. This is a really great, original horror film. I like originality. I wish Hollywood would be more open to original stories instead of remaking them or doing sequels because some of the best movies this year have been original stories like Megan Barbie Talk to Me. I mean, Barbie is based on an IP, but it was still an original script.

But this is not about Barbie. This is about. Talk to me in horror films. So I highly recommend talk to me. If you're into horror movies. This is a really good one to watch. I was scared, but I do feel like the way that it ended, it's like open for a sequel. I feel like this is a good just one off because it's going to be unless they come up with a different concept, I don't know.

But it's pretty much going to be the same, like the same story in a different country. The way that it ended. But I feel like this is just a good one off. Anyways. I said too much. What time is it? I'm already 60 minutes in, but overall, I give this movie three and a half stars. It's a great movie to watch if you're into horror movies, supernatural type of films, this is a great one to watch. So great job, 824, in catching this film at Sundance because it was well worth it.

And that is my review for Talk to Me out right now. I highly recommend it. So if you're planning on seeing it or if you saw it already, please share your thoughts. If you had to sleep with the lights on like I did, if you liked it or if you didn't, comment down below and let me know. Make sure to subscribe. It will help me out a lot. Thank you so much for watching. I post videos every week.

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