Summary
- Talk to Me is Certified Fresh with a positive review score of 96% on Rotten Tomatoes, making it 2023's highest-rated horror movie so far.
- It has sured notable A24 horror films like Hereditary and Midsommar, as well as other major cinematic releases of the year.
- Critics are praising the film's quality filmmaking, interesting spin on a familiar concept, psychological terror, and the performance of lead Sophia Wilde. The Philippou brothers may have just released a modern horror classic.
Reviews are pouring in for A24's psychological horror movie Talk to Me, and it's on pace to set a significant record for 2023 horror films. According to review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, with 100 critic reviews in, Talk to Me is Certified Fresh with a positive review score of 96%. Obviously, that's a good sign of the film's potential for success at the box office.
Talk To Me is yet another supernatural horror movie looking to make waves at the box office. Prior to its theatrical release, the Australian film had its world premiere at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival. The film tells the story of several teenagers who discover how to summon spirits and end up getting much more than they bargained for and in turn face deadly consequences for their actions.
Talk To Me Is 2023's Highest-Rated Horror Movie On Rotten Tomatoes
Talk To Me's 96% Rotten Tomatoes score makes it A24's highest-rated horror movie ever, an impressive feat considering that it is on pace to beat out notable titles from the A24 horror hit factory like Hereditary, Midsommar and The Witch. But more important than its rank among A24's horror films is its rank across the entirety of horror films in 2023. Assuming that the rating for Talk to Me holds (or improves), it will be the highest-rated horror movie of 2023 so far. In fact, it will rank among the highest-rated major cinematic releases of the year, regardless of genre.
Talk to Me's 96% Rotten Tomatoes score puts it in the upper echelon of Hollywood hits for 2023, beating out critically-acclaimed films like Creed III. Not only that, it currently sits at the very top of the list for horror films. Horror-comedy M3gan, which has a 93% on Rotten Tomatoes, held the title as far as mainstream Hollywood horror movies are concerned, but Talk to Me has since sured it. Talk to Me's ranking is especially impressive in 2023, which has seen a number of horror movies perform well. Talk To Me has beaten M3gan, as well as other high-quality horror flicks like The Blackening (87%), Evil Dead Rise (84%), and Scream VI (76%). While there are still a handful of horror films with great potential on the way in 2023, they will all be hard-pressed to overtake Talk to Me.
Why Talk To Me's Reviews Are So Positive
The core concept of Talk to Me isn't unique - simply put, it's about a group of young people messing around with a method of getting closer to death, similar to any ouija board-based story. What apparently sets Talk to Me apart is a combination of quality filmmaking and an interesting spin on a familiar concept. Rotten Tomatoes' Critics Consensus for the movie states, "With a gripping story and impressive practical effects, Talk to Me spins a terrifically-creepy 21st-century horror yarn built on classic foundations." [via Rotten Tomatoes.]
An examination of individual reviews reveals some further details about what critics are responding to. Many mention the skill and style with which the film is directed by 30-year-old twin brothers from Australia, Danny and Michael Philippou, who are making their directorial debut with Talk to Me. Others make mention of the psychological terror invoked by the film, as it deftly deals with grief and depression. Praise for the movie's lead Sophia Wilde is also common, alongside postive reception for well-executed scares throughout the film. If its early Rotten Tomatoes score is any indication, the Philippou brothers may have just released a true modern horror classic with Talk to Me.
Source: Rotten Tomatoes
