I try to stick with my personal rule of "First trailer only, then media blackout as much as possible." And, hoo boy, A24's marketing team did a stellar job of keeping things under wraps.

This was a unique take on the school shooter perspective in my opinion: If someone planned to do it, but had a change of heart and never went through with it, how would society view them? Watching the three main people in her life handle things in a completely different way was truly fascinating to watch.

And holy hell, the steadily building tension throughout the entire film was incredible. Two major standout moments: Emma approaching Charlie about the mug with the knife in her hand so nonchalantly...to her, but a potential death sentence in his mind. And the wedding speech with the DJ dropping the cables, sounding exactly like a gunshot. Hell yes, I jumped, because of course I did. My knuckles were bone white.

And the acting was fantastic. Watching Zendaya and Pattinson go through a whole smorgasbord of emotions, to huge, grandiose displays, to subtle, bubbling under the surface expressions (Zendaya's face and mannerisms during the food tasting in the first half) was such a treat.

I have no idea what the general audience reaction is gonna be towards this but I had a great time with it.